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Why Malaysia’s Low September Inflation is Important for Markets
This was the lowest in 2 years. Malaysia’s September 2023 inflation came in at 1.9% compared to the market forecast of 2.2%. 2.0% is considered the ‘normal’ level for Malaysia, as historically, Malaysia has averaged that rate. Markets were relatively flat, with the FBM KLCI declining slightly by 0.3% on…
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Plytec IPO Listing: 7 Things to Know Before Investing
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Plytec wants to raise RM37.1 million from the market Another month, another IPO. In the Malaysian market, Plytec is trying to raise RM37.1 million and provides construction services and…
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Sunwoda IPO Listing: 5 Things to Know Before Investing
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Many things are still up on the air for Sunwoda, China’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery company. It plans to list itself but not much detail has been disclosed yet.…
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Alphabet 3Q 2023 Cloud Miss, While Meta Gains
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Alphabet’s Cloud Division Disappoints for 3Q 2023 The alphabet for Alphabet is L for its cloud division this quarter. 3Q 2023 overall results were fine, and within expectations but…
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I am a City Boy with No Knowledge or Experience in Rural Living, But Here’s My Analysis and Opinion of Rural Economies
Let me get this out of the way. I live in Ampang in Selangor, at the heart of Klang Valley. I was born and bred there, and my wife is from Sarawak. Growing up in the city, I didn’t have much exposure to non-city living, until I went to Bario…
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Is China Entering a Lost Decade Like Japan? The Answer is Complicated (An In-Depth Look)
China, the land of dragons,Rising above the skies,The mandate from heaven,Rests on the laps of,A young communist dynasty,But can it be reborn, a phoenix,Or head towards the ashes. The economic harbingers of doom come for China. “China is heading towards a lost decade like Japan”, “The downfall of China”, “Population…
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Confide in your HR or Seek External Help?
This picture was taken in KLCC for their Mental Health event happening now until 15 October 2023, and my thoughts resonated heavily with it. Like many of the respondents, I put my sticker on the external help section, where the result wasn’t anything surprising. Overwhelmingly, most Malaysians prefer to seek…
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Mercury Securities IPO – What You Should Know Before Investing
Another company has hit the public market in Malaysia. Mercury Securities (MS) debuted on 19th September for RM0.25 and subsequently gained about 8% to RM0.27 on the first day of trading. This marks a recovery in Initial Public Offers (IPO) for the Malaysian market since the pandemic. Are you an…
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The Dicey Business of Antitrust Suits Against Monopolies – Why You Should Care
Absolute power corrupts,And absolutely,Absolute size exploits,And continuously. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) intends to sue, and the claimant is Amazon. The reason – Amazon seems to have used competitors’ data on its platform to create products that compete with them, and also favours its products over others. This constitutes unfair…
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