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Relief of looser US monetary policy cannot mask risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Following the meal, the Fed said Powell did not discuss monetary policy "except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what…

Attention will turn to policy scope to fight recession

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INTERNATIONAL

The dovish U-turns by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the ECB, which were withdrawing monetary stimulus as recently as end-2018, are accentuating concerns that the leading…

China turmoil augurs badly for global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

China's financial turmoil and its impact on global markets.

EV prowess will help shield China's economy

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CHINA

Chinese EV automakers are rapidly catching up to Tesla in market share at home and pushing into foreign markets, exploiting a cost advantage over their foreign competitors…

Prospects for fossil fuels to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for fossil fuels to end-2017.

Waning monetary policy effectiveness will fire debate

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INTERNATIONAL

This closely followed the decision by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than a decade, accentuating investor concerns about the…

Malaysian capital transfer limits are possible

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MALAYSIA

But the ringgit has fallen by more than one-third from its peak in May 2013. Moves by Bank Negara, the central bank, to support the currency and most recently to clamp down on…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for the global economy to end-2019.

Prospects for fossil fuels in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

US shale is now the swing provider in global oil markets and rising prices have encouraged production increases. With prices for future delivery lower than spot rates, buyers are…

Investors may be underpricing more US Fed tightening

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial markets.