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02.02.2025 - Presiden Donald Trump dengan rancangannya untuk mengenakan tarif ke atas Kanada, Mexico dan China, menamatkan permainan meneka tentang betapa agresifnya dia akan bertindak untuk menghukum tiga rakan dagang terbesar Amerika. Tarif - seperti yang dijanjikan Trump sejak selepas kemenangan pilihan rayanya - akan menjadi 25% duti ke atas Kanada dan Mexico dan 10% ke atas China berhubung isu fentanyl dan penghijrahan haram. Kewajipan ke atas ketiga-tiga negara akan berkuat kuasa sepenuhnya pada hari Selasa, 4 Februari, menurut perintah yang ditandatangani oleh Trump petang Sabtu di Florida. Tetapi tarif ke atas import tenaga penting dari Kanada akan lebih rendah, dengan duti 10% ke atas produk tersebut. Ukiran itu adalah...

01.02.2025 - US President Donald Trump is aiming to reshape the country's trade policy using one of his preferred economic tools: tariffs. Leading up to and upon his return to office, Trump has floated numerous threats on tariffs. As Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul has chronicled, those threats have at times changed in scope and scale, depending on whether we hear from Trump or one of his advisers. This dynamic has left US business and the country's global trading partners — including neighbors Canada and Mexico, the European Union, and China — largely guessing about what comes next. Trump himself has said these threats could turn into policy as soon as Saturday, Feb. 1. A the White House on Friday, he said he planned to forge ahead...

Ringkasan Utama: Keuntungan bersih TSMC meningkat 57% pada suku keempat, mencapai NT$374.68 bilion (RM54.6 bilion). Permintaan tinggi untuk cip AI mendorong pertumbuhan pendapatan tahunan sebanyak 34% kepada NT$2.89 trilion (RM421.2 bilion). TSMC merancang pelaburan besar dalam kilang baharu di AS, Jerman, dan Jepun untuk memenuhi permintaan yang semakin meningkat. Menurut Bloomberg, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) melaporkan peningkatan keuntungan bersih sebanyak 57% pada suku keempat, mencapai NT$374.68 bilion (RM54.6 bilion), selaras dengan jangkaan pasaran. Pertumbuhan ini didorong oleh permintaan tinggi untuk semikonduktor yang digunakan dalam pemprosesan Kecerdasan Buatan (AI). Pendapatan tahunan TSMC meningkat...

Gambar : Kredit The Korea Economic Daily Ringkasan Utama Hyundai Motor akan melabur 24.3 trilion won (RM73 bilion) untuk mempercepat teknologi mobiliti masa depan. Pelaburan merangkumi R&D untuk kenderaan elektrik, SDV, dan teknologi hidrogen. Kia akan membuka kilang EV baharu di Hwaseong, melengkapkan kilang pertama mereka di Gwangmyeong. Akhbar The Korea Economic Daily melaporkan bahawa Hyundai Motor Group akan melabur 24.3 trilion won (RM73 bilion) tahun ini di Korea Selatan. Pelaburan tahunan terbesar dalam sejarah syarikat ini bertujuan mempercepat pembangunan teknologi mobiliti masa depan, walaupun terdapat ketidaktentuan ekonomi global dan cabaran industri automotif. Hyundai Motor Group, syarikat induk Hyundai Motor Co. dan...

Rizab antarabangsa Malaysia meningkat tahun ke tahun kepada US$116.2 bilion (US$1=RM4.48) pada 31 Dis 2024 daripada US$113.5 bilion pada 29 Dis 2023, menurut Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). Rizab antarabangsa bank pusat berjumlah US$118.1 bilion pada 13 Dis 2024. Paras rizab ini telah mengambil kira perubahan suku tahunan bagi penilaian semula pertukaran asing, menurut BNM dalam kenyataan hari ini. Katanya paras rizab ini memadai untuk membiayai 5.0 bulan import barangan dan perkhidmatan serta 1.0 kali jumlah hutang luar negeri jangka pendek. Komponen utama rizab tersebut merangkumi rizab mata wang asing (US$103.7 bilion), paras rizab Tabung Kewangan Antarabangsa (US$1.2 bilion), hak pengeluaran khas (SDR) (US$5.7 bilion), emas (US$3.3...

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Jan (Bernama) -- Seorang bekas akauntan bertauliah dengan kepakaran serta pengalaman luas dalam sektor swasta, mengingatkan keuntungan besar serta kekayaan diraih sesebuah syarikat mampu dimusnahkan aktiviti penipuan serta manipulasi kuasa oleh mereka yang tidak jujur. Panirselvam Ayadurai berkata individu tiada integriti yang berada dalam kedudukan tinggi dan mempunyai kuasa boleh menyalahgunakan kedudukan dengan memperdaya pihak lain dalam organisasi untuk menerima atau memperakui transaksi tidak sah dan menggunakan aliran tunai bagi kepentingan kewangan mereka. “Para pemegang saham akan rugi sekiranya amalan tidak beretika ini tidak dihapuskan daripada sistem syarikat,” katanya kepada Bernama di sini, hari ini...

Ringkasan Isi Penting: Panasonic Energy berhasrat menghapuskan kebergantungan pada China untuk bateri EV di AS. Langkah ini didorong oleh dasar tarif baharu yang diperkenalkan oleh Presiden Donald Trump. Syarikat merancang membuka kilang kedua di Kansas tahun ini untuk menyokong strategi tersebut. Reuters melaporkan bahawa Panasonic Energy, pembekal bateri untuk Tesla, menetapkan matlamat utama untuk menghapuskan kebergantungan pada China bagi bateri kenderaan elektrik (EV) yang dihasilkan di Amerika Syarikat. Allan Swan, Presiden Panasonic Energy of North America, menyatakan bahawa langkah ini didorong oleh komitmen Presiden Donald Trump untuk meningkatkan tarif ke atas import dari China. Situasi ini mendorong syarikat-syarikat...

Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) has called for the set up of more companies like Malaysia’s first chip maker Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd to address the presently high rates of skill-related underemployment. KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) has called for the set up of more companies like Malaysia's first chip maker Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd to address the presently high rates of skill-related underemployment. This time around though it needs more capital and ambition to ensure it meets its objectives. Silterra was created in 1995 to nudge Malaysia higher up the semiconductor value chain from merely being an assembler of chips. In 2021, Khazanah Nasional Bhd sold the loss-making Silterra to Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX)...

Malaysia aims to attract 35.6 million visitors and generate RM147.1 billion in revenue for Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026). Foto by NSTP. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to attract 35.6 million visitors and generate RM147.1 billion in revenue for Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026). This surpasses the 2025 targets of 31.4 million visitors and RM77 billion in revenue. The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) said the recently launched VM2026 campaign will boost hotels' occupancy, enhance international visibility, and provide an opportunity to contribute to the country's collective goal of achieving tourism success. "The hospitality industry is ready to support the government's aspirations. With tailored packages and an unwavering commitment to...

Ringkasan Bilangan penganggur di Jerman naik 10,000 pada Disember, kurang daripada jangkaan 15,000. Kadar pengangguran kekal 6.1%, tidak berubah berbanding bulan sebelumnya. Peluang pekerjaan menurun sebanyak 59,000 berbanding tahun lalu kepada 654,000. Laman RTT News telah melaporkan bahawa kadar pengangguran di Jerman meningkat pada bulan Disember, walaupun pada kadar yang lebih rendah daripada jangkaan. Berdasarkan data rasmi yang dikeluarkan oleh Agensi Pekerjaan Persekutuan, bilangan penganggur meningkat sebanyak 10,000 pada bulan Disember, lebih tinggi daripada peningkatan 6,000 pada November. Namun, anggaran awal menjangka kenaikan seramai 15,000 orang. Walaupun kadar pengangguran kekal stabil pada 6.1% pada Disember, jangkaan...

Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan 1 as industry participants await the technical regulations for the rollout, causing confusion among palm oil traders. The government had pledged to mandate 40% mix of palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel from Jan 1, known as B40, from a 35% blend currently in force. The plan for higher biodiesel blend by the world's biggest palm oil producer helped send the benchmark palm oil contract in Malaysia nearly 20% higher in 2024 due to expectations of lower Indonesian palm oil exports. As of Thursday, Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina, which operates the country's largest petrol station network, and biodiesel producers group Aprobi said they were waiting...

Pasaran getah Kuala Lumpur ditutup bercampur-campur, dipengaruhi oleh sentimen lemah di pasaran niaga hadapan getah serantau serta jangkaan langkah rangsangan China dan pemotongan kadar faedah di AS. Ringgit yang lebih rendah berbanding dolar AS dan kebimbangan terhadap bekalan getah asli yang terhad membantu mengurangkan kejatuhan harga getah. Harga Getah Mutu Malaysia 20 (GMM 20) susut kepada 845.50 sen sekilogram, manakala harga susu getah pukal meningkat kepada 677.00 sen sekilogram. Pasaran getah Kuala Lumpur ditutup bercampur-campur pada Khamis, sejajar dengan sentimen yang lemah di pasaran niaga hadapan getah serantau, kata seorang peniaga. Beliau berkata sentimen pasaran juga dipengaruhi oleh jangkaan terhadap langkah-langkah...

15.10.2024 - Oil plunged after a report that Israel may avoid targeting Iran’s crude infrastructure eased concerns over a major supply disruption, bringing traders’ focus back to the International Energy Agency’s expectations of a sizable glut early next year. West Texas Intermediate slid as much as 5% to fall near $70 a barrel. Brent futures slumped below $74. Israel said it was weighing US warnings against striking Iran’s energy sites, but that it would act based on its own assessments, after the Washington Post reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Biden administration he’s willing to strike military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in Iran. While those tensions pose a danger to the region’s energy...

15.10.2024 - Ericsson AB shares rose to their highest in two years after the telecom equipment company’s deal with AT&T Inc. helped push third-quarter earnings above analysts’ estimates. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes were 7.3 billion kronor ($699 million), the Stockholm-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. That compared to an average of 5.6 billion kronor forecast by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Shares rose 7.5% to 84.16 kronor at 11:13 a.m. in Stockholm on Tuesday, the highest since April 2022. North American sales grew by 55% year over year, “helped by strong deliveries related to our recent AT&T contract win,” Chief Executive Officer Börje Ekholm said in an investor call. Sales in Europe were also growing...

15.10.2024 - The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. Wolfspeed's use of silicon carbide enables the computer chips used in electric vehicles and other advanced technologies to be more efficient. The North Carolina-based company's two projects are estimated to create 2,000 manufacturing jobs as part of a more than $6 billion expansion plan. “Artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and clean energy are all technologies that will define the 21st century, and thanks to proposed investments in...

15.10.2024 - Wolfspeed is set to receive $750 million in government grants for its new North Carolina silicon carbide wafer manufacturing plant facility, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday, sending the U.S. chipmaker's shares up 10% before the bell. The preliminary funding agreement requires Wolfspeed "to take additional steps to strengthen its balance sheet to better protect taxpayer funds", it said. Wolfspeed said investment funds led by Apollo Global Management, the Baupost Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company and Capital Group have agreed to provide an additional $750 million of new financing. The company, which counts General Motors and Mercedes-Benz among its customers, makes chips using silicon carbide, a more...

15.10.2024 - Despite a steady drumbeat of bad news for EVs, it may surprise some to hear EV sales in the US are actually rising and nearing a major milestone. According to Cox Automotive’s Kelly Blue Book (KBB), EV sales jumped 11% year over year to just over 346,000 new EVs sold. KBB also said that EV sales rose 5% compared to Q2. More importantly, the EV market share in the US climbed to 8.9%, up from the 7.8% seen last year. While the EV market share growth rate has slowed somewhat, it is nearing the 10% threshold that many see as a major milestone for EV adoption in the US. “While year-over-year growth has slowed, EV sales in the US continue to march higher,” said Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox Automotive’s director of insights, in...

15.10.2024 - Biden administration officials have discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) and other American companies on a country-specific basis, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would limit some nations’ artificial intelligence capabilities. The new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries in the interest of national security, according to the people, who described the private discussions on condition of anonymity. Officials are focused on Persian Gulf countries that have a growing appetite for AI data centers and the deep pockets to fund them, the people said. Deliberations are in early stages and remain fluid, the people said, noting that the idea has...

Nvidia, peneraju dalam pembuatan cip AI, mencatatkan penutupan saham tertinggi pernah direkodkan pada hari Isnin, menjadikan syarikat ini hampir merampas kedudukan Apple sebagai syarikat paling bernilai di dunia. Saham Nvidia melonjak 2.4% untuk menutup pada harga $138.07, didorong oleh keyakinan pelabur terhadap permintaan kukuh untuk pemproses AI generasi kini dan akan datang yang dikeluarkan oleh syarikat yang berpusat di Santa Clara, California ini. Pada bulan Jun lalu, Nvidia seketika menjadi syarikat paling bernilai di dunia, tetapi kemudian diatasi oleh Microsoft. Selama beberapa bulan, ketiga-tiga syarikat teknologi gergasi ini bersaing rapat dalam nilai pasaran mereka. Keuntungan terkini telah meningkatkan nilai pasaran...

08.10.2024 - The rout in US government debt extended slightly on Tuesday, with longer-dated yields at the highest levels since late July and inflation data later in the week expected to enable Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. While most yields were slightly higher on the day, short maturities most sensitive to changes in Fed policy were little changed as bets on additional rate cuts stabilized after a hawkish repricing in recent days. Earlier, the two-year yield fell as much as six basis points to 3.94%. Ten (^TNX)- and 30-year (^TYX) yields rose by less than three basis points to the highest levels since July 31. Strong jobs data at the end of last week shocked traders betting on another big cut from the Fed this year and revived...