Rebound seen in corporate earnings

PETALING JAYA: Optimism over the Covid-19 vaccine developments and improving corporate earnings will continue to drive global equity markets including Malaysia in 2021, say analysts.

Forex regulator to free up cross-border capital flows

BEIJING: China’s foreign exchange (forex) regulator highlighted specific measures to further promote two-way opening-up of the financial market, mainly through steadily freeing up cross-border capital flows and improving the yuan exchange rate regime.

Gold maintaining its shine

Gold started the year on a rather weak note, as buying momentum wanes.

insight - Future growth offers answers to current bubble

THE historically eye-popping equity valuations emerging from the pandemic clearly unnerve company analysts – but the macro market take on pricey stock movements appears far more zen.

BoJ lifts next year’s growth forecast

Central bank saving ammunition as virus risks linger

TM re-rating likely

ECB is capping bond yields

But central bank doesn’t call it yield curve control

Insight - Yellen-backed policies set to aid risk assets, raise long-term worries

Double-digit earnings growth for most sectors

PETALING JAYA: Most sectors on Bursa Malaysia are likely to see double-digit earnings growth this year, lending further support for the FBM KLCI to breach the 1,800-point level by year-end as market optimism improves.

Pension funds plot move on China's US$16 trillion bond market

LONDON (Reuters): China's US$16 trillion bond market is the proverbial elephant in the investment room. But it's becoming too big to ignore, even for the most risk-averse Western investors.