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This aerial view shows the La Defense business district and the Aillaud Towers of the Pablo Picasso area of Nanterre, north-west of Paris July 11, 2023. — AFP pic

French markets caught in a storm as bonds, bank stocks hit

The yen fell and Tokyo stocks rose today after the Bank of Japan deferred a plan to cut back its bond purchases as it cautiously moves away from its ultra-loose monetary policy. — Reuters pic

Yen drops and Nikkei rises as BoJ delays tightening; markets mixed

Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during the inauguration of the new Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation’s trade office at Robinson Road in Singapore June 14, 2024. — Bernama pic

Matrade’s new Singapore office set to boost Malaysia-Singapore trade ahead of JS-SEZ launch

The photo taken on January 10, 2024 shows electric cars for export waiting to be loaded on the ‘BYD Explorer NO.1’, a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong province. The European Union said this week it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports from next month after an anti-subsidy probe. — AFP pic

Bloomberg News: Germany aims to block or ease EU tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect trade

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The IMF says Sri Lanka's planned foreign debt restructure after an unprecedented economic crisis has been delayed by ‘procedural issues’ in negotiations with bilateral creditors including China. — Reuters pic

IMF: 'Procedural issues' delaying Sri Lanka debt deal

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Dubai becomes the world metropolis for artificial intelligence

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In a research note today, RHB IB highlighted that contract rollouts have been notably active, with RM69.9 billion worth of construction projects awarded in the first five months of 2024 (5M 2024). — Picture by Firdaus Latif

RHB IB: Construction sector 'overweight' on surge in project rollouts

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New Mini Lever Actuated Plunger Saves Time and Space From Southco

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Molex Releases Report on Thermal Management Challenges and Opportunities for I/O Modules amid Emerging Solutions for Next-Gen Data Center Cooling

At 9.12am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 0.08 of-a-point to 1,610.25 compared to 1,610.17 at yesterday’s close. — Picture by Zuraneeza Zulkifli

Bursa Malaysia takes a breather to trade flat at opening

The yen was a touch weaker at 157.08 per dollar and on track for a marginal weekly loss of about 0.2 per cent, though moves were largely subdued ahead of the conclusion of the BoJ's two-day monetary policy meeting later today. — Reuters pic

Yen on guard ahead of BoJ; euro stutters with weekly loss in sight

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Vectron Systems AG: Business Combination with the Shift4 group to be completed, Delisting planned

At 9.05am, the ringgit weakened to 4.7140/7190 versus the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.7070/7110. ― Bernama pic

Ringgit opens lower against US dollar

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Sunfun Info Co. (5278): Increase of Subsidiary by NT$1 Billion and Initiation of 10-for-1 Stock Split Plan