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Ringgit opens higher amid surging oil prices

Local note should be in good stead although Asia’s forex interest remains low over CNY

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Japan growth slows in Q4, economy shrinks 4.8%

Country emerges from recession in November after recording its worst contraction

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Tokyo stocks open higher on US gains

Benchmark Nikkei 225 index surpasses 30,000 level, the first time it has done so in 30 years

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Germany’s ‘mini-jobbers’ hit hard by pandemic fallout

Part-time workers declared ‘biggest losers of the crisis’ by research group

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Turmeric import ban leaves Sri Lankans bitter

Only a fifth of the 7,500 tonnes consumed by country each year is produced locally

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City of London pays early price of hard Brexit

Financial district loses its European share trading crown to Amsterdam

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Survival fears plague US minority entrepreneurs

Blacks, Hispanics bearing brunt of pandemic, with higher rates of death, unemployment and business failure

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IMF demands deeper reforms before unblocking Ukraine aid

4 tranches scheduled in 2020 and this year, but none has been disbursed

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Gold futures to trade lower next week

Traders will have to search for fresh risks while analysing US dollar moves for market direction, says dealer

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India buys 500,000 tonnes M’sian palm oil in January

CPO imports more than 23% higher on-month, says Solvent Extractors’ Association

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Analysts see higher ringgit against greenback next week

Soft US inflation data, declining yields in bond markets not supporting the dollar

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Bursa Malaysia to see range-bound trading next week

Market rises to 1,599.42 points on Thursday, closing higher than the previous Friday

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Feminist dating app Bumble wins Wall Street’s heart

Markets value company at US$13 billion on first day it goes public