Ringgit opens firmer against US dollar after US Fed indicated ‘no rush’ on rate cuts
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against a softer greenback following the US Federal Reserve (Fed) stance that indicated it was...
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar on cautious sentiment
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar as market sentiment remained cautious following the latest US inflation data and...
Ringgit opens higher against greenback as US pauses tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar as the United States (US) paused import tariff hikes on Canada and...
‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’: China denounces Trump tariff
BEIJING, Feb 2 — China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while leaving...
Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl...
Canada to impose 25 pct retaliatory tariffs on US imports
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 — Canada will introduce tariffs of 25 per cent on imports from the United States in retaliation to US tariffs, reported German news agency (dpa). On...
Ringgit opens higher against greenback for third day in a row
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The ringgit opened stronger for the third consecutive day against the greenback, supported by a decline in the US Dollar...
Ringgit rises against US dollar after Trump’s inauguration speech
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — The ringgit opened higher against a weakening US dollar as US President Donald Trump, in his inauguration speech avoided announcing new tariffs,...
EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing backlash
BRUSSELS, Oct 30 — The European Union (EU) has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3 per cent at...
Electricity tariffs to remain unchanged in Peninsular Malaysia until end of 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Electricity tariffs for all users in the peninsula will not increase from this Monday (July 1) until December 31, said...
Continued electricity rebate sign of government’s concern for B40 group
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The government’s move to retain the 2 sen/kilowatt-hour(kWh) rebate for users with monthly electricity bills below RM220 will provide relief to...
NRECC mulls proposed water tariff review
BANTING, May 30 — The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) is considering implementing the proposed review of water tariffs to provide...