Indonesia touts population to entice Facebook investment
Consumer-focused companies from Ikea to European automakers are putting money into Indonesia to target the country’s young population. Investment will…
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Gold flat below US$1,300 per ounce, heading for weekly fall
LONDON: Gold is heading for a 1.8 per cent weekly fall, dented by hopes that diplomatic efforts can calm violence…
Crude Palm Oil Weekly Report April 20, 2014
Malaysian palm oil futures settled 0.7 per cent higher for the week as market traded thinly on Friday due to…
Equities Weekly: Developed markets correct
Global equity markets declined over the week ended April 11, 2014, with the MSCI AC World index declining by 2.55…
BPA Malaysia Weekly Bond Market Report 20 April 2014
The TR BPAM All Bond Index recorded a mere gain of 0.08 per cent from 133.04 to 133.15. Over the…
Shrimp is big, now it’s sick, and really expensive
Penny pinchers will be forgiven for skipping the shrimp scampi this season. Prices for shrimp have jumped to a 14-year…
World-leading US$25 hourly wage roils Swiss businesses
Jasmin Eicher has already axed her sole full-time employee to keep afloat her shop selling cards, candles and paper in…
Market staying on the sidelines
Last week, I commented that the market momentum is weak and this weak momentum continued in the past one week…