1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (918+ words) (Sept 14): Europe’s protracted efforts to turn its much maligned markets into a more attractive proposition for investors reach a momentous juncture Monday: the arrival of a consolidated tape. The fragmentation of trading across venues is often blamed for the view…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (579+ words) SYDNEY (Sept 14): Share markets slid in Asia on Monday as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this week. Brent climbed 3% as new strikes…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (244+ words) (Sept 11): Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week’s round of US trade measures against Canada will hurt some businesses but will have a “modest” impact overall — and signalled that his government isn’t planning to retaliate. “We fully recognise that for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (443+ words) WASHINGTON (Sept 10): US producer prices increased in line with expectations in August amid a rebound in the cost of energy products. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in July, the Labor…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (322+ words) (Sept 10): Qatar is in discussions to buy liquefied natural gas from US suppliers under long-term agreements as the Iran war has crippled its ability to supply its own customers, according to people familiar with the matter. State-owned QatarEnergy is interested…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (212+ words) theedgemarkets.com WASHINGTON (Sept 10): The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting that layoffs remained low and continued to anchor the labour market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for…...

4+ day, 56+ min ago   (707+ words) (Sept 10): The European Central Bank is set to raise borrowing costs for the second time since the Iran war sent energy prices soaring, with inflation locked well above target and the region’s economy proving surprisingly robust. The deposit rate will…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (432+ words) (Sept 9): The European Union is pushing governments to direct more of their €2.6 trillion (RM12.28 trillion) in public contracts toward local suppliers — and away from China. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, approved a legislative proposal on Wednesday that would prefer…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (357+ words) This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on September 7, 2026 - September 13, 2026 In what US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has heralded as an Economic D-Day, the US is threatening to tighten the noose around Iran with sanctions on countries…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (808+ words) This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on September 7, 2026 - September 13, 2026 The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency has been eroding gradually for decades. However, various US policies, including recent deliberately unexpected actions, have at times…...