Malaysia must from learn from the best practices of other countries like South Korea, Singapore and China in the invisible war against the Covid-19 pandemic so as not to repeat the nightmares that other countries like Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom and United States are undergoing.

There are many battles to be won in the Covid-19 pandemic. The first one is the information war — to make Malaysians understand why it is necessary to put the Malaysian economy and society in a lockdown to halt the spread of Covid-19 by breaking the chain of transmission of the virus.

It is worth noting that Nepal imposed a full lockdown on March 24 when it had a second case of Covid-19. Eleven days later on April 3, it has six confirmed cases but no death.

Covid-19: Govt should introduce free mass testing post-MCO

Vitamin C ... the true n effective way to treat Covid-19 ! - No i am just joking, sometimes vitamin-c also could not prevent flu or cold... jajaja

Its a very good time for buying shares

Good comment, revenue queenie. Beware of FOMO!

ezy, just order drugs and equipment from china

ha ha

huat ahhhhhhhhh !

Hoseh lah!!!
Be greedy when others are fearful~

just bought in again this morning at consider to hold as this stock on uptrend

Hold ! as this tech counter predict will up more an.d more

Special version this year puasa & raya, all celebrate quietly at own home..........................

90percent case

traderstrades mostly will extend
02/04/2020 1:57 PM

Happy lock up on your own home

when the history of bursa 2020 is written, it will say.............win more, lose more; win less, lose less.

that his tried and tested procedure of the last few decades still applies,


gambling that buy and hold is still best................

but.....buy and hold is tortured so much , still can?

well..even wallen the bufalo can be considered speculating and gambling...............................gambling that the virus has changed nothing...............

JPMorgan Asset Management is cautioning investors against rushing to buy equities because the market remains susceptible to negative developments in the coronavirus crisis.

“I’m not yet confident in advocating overweight risk assets positions because you’re vulnerable in that scenario to a deterioration of the news on the medical front,” said Hugh Gimber, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, in a phone interview. “The policy measures have helped but they’re not on their own enough for us to call a definitive bottom in this market.”While global equities rallied last week and on Monday amid optimism that fiscal and monetary support measures can limit the fallout from the pandemic, the situation around the virus remains critical and companies are continuing to slash their earnings outlooks. The full extent of damage to corporate profits remains unknown, making it dangerous to turn risk-on, Gimber said.The strategist at the $1.9 trillion asset manager is closely monitoring the strength of the labor market in the U.S. and Europe for signs of how quickly the economies will be able to rebound once lockdown measures are lifted. This data can provide a signal to resume buying equities, he said.During these challenging times, Gimber recommends focusing on quality companies with strong balance sheets and low leverage both in stocks and bonds.

“You want to be investing in companies that have the balance sheet flexibility to be able to handle this short-term hit to activity and come out on the other side the strongest,” he said.

In the bond market, he favors government debt with shorter duration over debt with a longer-term maturity as he sees the gains there as more limited. He’s particularly keen on investment-grade bonds that benefit from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s and other central banks’ purchases and support measures.

He’s much more cautious on high-yield debt issued by companies with weaker balance sheets. “The central banks will help solve the liquidity challenge for corporates, but they can’t help to solve the solvency issue for those more under-pressure names,” Gimber said.

Still, the current level of high-yield bond spreads offers a good entry opportunity for those looking to invest for one or two years because in the short-term, volatility can be significant, he said.

U.S. equities advanced on Tuesday after economic data topped estimates and 10-year Treasuries climbed. Still, coronavirus remained at the top of investors’ minds as Spain suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic, and European governments doubled down on efforts to maintain rigid lockdowns.

kpower $ 1.60, SCIB $ 1.80..........



as I say, when market green, these two greener...........isn't this what people want?


its called managing expectations, also called X factor............

QuellingBlaster......................kpower $ 1.60, SCIB $ 1.80..........



as I say, when market green, these two greener...........isn't this what people want?

x factor is like managing expectations............


those in power makes their own reality..............

stop people from kissing, hugging, shaking hands in public.......should be the first step.

the cases of corona surface and aero spread is small.....................

seasonal flu.........nobody takes action surely the spread is worse.............also seasonal flu harder to control and easier to spread...........

corona is mainly through droplets...............seasonal flu through droplets, aero and surface too..............................

QuellingBlaster.........................total US direct deaths from Corona to Nov will not exceed 50,000 likely closer to 20,000..................u can write this down , signed by me.......................................yours truly.


this virus, once u have distancing, that is the end of it within 2-3 months.

QuellingBlaster.................for those in power, managing expectations is the key to success.

jajaja Quellingblaster..............................X factor is the difference between success and failure...................

X factor...........................worth its weight in gold once u have mastered the art of X factor................

Hi quellingblaster your beloved Donald Trump......from "its a hoax", indifference to now.............expects 200,000 deaths.

That is managing expectations. Later in the season, when deaths are well below this figure, he claims credit/ victory and expect to win re election as a victorious war President......All the previous lies, mismanagement, ignoring experts/ intelligence to be buried.

managing expectations is also what the FED and financial markets do all the time.

the name of the game is always about managing expectations............in the democratic West........its always about managing expectations/ about marketing

Donald Trump can win re election, but recession is here ....

so stock market.....in the short term also about managing expectations. The idea is that when u can manage people's expectations , u can control the share market......................

Apala quellingblaster , ja ja ja

Wah, happy happy happy, seems like lots of investors are starting to buy at the right shares. Arbb fight fight fight

UBS, HSBC Advise Top Clients to Buy Asia Stocks Amid Equity Rout



~ Consider structured products for Singapore bank shares: UBS

~ “We are quite near the bottom in Asian equities”: DBS’s Hou


The rout in Asian equity markets this year has not been for the faint-hearted. Yet, investment experts at private banks say it’s time for clients to indulge in a bit of bargain hunting.

Wealth managers such as UBS Group AG and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. are recommending clients dip their toes in structured products based on regional stocks, while Bank of Singapore Ltd. has upgraded Asia ex-Japan equities. Concerns about the health crisis’ economic repercussions have wiped out $5.5 trillion in Asian stock-market value since Jan. 20 when traders began reacting to virus fears. The region’s benchmark index, which snapped a four-day advance to fall 1.8% as of 11:35 a.m. in Singapore, is set for its worst quarter since 2008, led by energy shares.

While the past week’s rebound has failed to convince most investors that the market has hit a bottom, private banks are not sitting idle. Here’s what investment chiefs are recommending to clients.

UBS

“Look for oversold names,” Kelvin Tay, the Asia Pacific chief investment officer for UBS’s wealth-management unit, wrote in a note Wednesday. Historically low valuations for regional stocks excluding Japan are offering opportunities in companies related to online consumption, such as gaming, e-commerce and food delivery, he added. The Swiss bank is also recommending China property shares listed in Hong Kong, Japanese automation and machinery companies and 5G-related firms.

In an interview earlier this month, Tay said investors can consider structured products such as equity-linked notes and reverse convertible notes on Singapore bank stocks for lower “entry points.” “You are talking about banks yielding 6% and a tier-1 capital ratio of about 15% -- you can’t get it anywhere else in the world,” he said.

DBS

“We are quite near the bottom in Asian equities,” said Hou Wey Fook, DBS Bank’s chief investment officer, pointing to valuation indicators trading near historical lows, implied volatility levels, and “playbooks from SARS” and the global financial crisis. Within the region’s equities, the Singapore-headquartered bank favors China shares.

Clients have been investing in beaten-down Singapore real estate investment trusts and health-care stocks by purchasing securities or structured products enhancing yields, added Joseph Poon, group head of DBS Private Bank. He said there’s been an up-tick in clients’ trading volume this year.

HSBC

According to Patrick Ho, HSBC Private Banking’s chief market strategist for North Asia, investors still need to manage the “very weak economic and profit data of the coming weeks and months.” But in the meantime, the private bank is recommending companies with “above average” profitability, strong balance sheets, the ability to pay stable dividends and strong brand presence.

Ho said he has identified such firms in the consumer, technology and telecommunication sectors in Asia as well as China’s real estate.

Yesterday news! JPMorgan Says the Market Rout Is Probably Past Its Worst Now


~ Conditions for market stabilization, revival mostly met: JPM

~ Most risky assets should trade higher in next quarter: Normand


Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. have concluded that most risk assets -- a universe that typically includes stocks and credit -- have seen their low points for the recession that’s gripped economies around the world.

Conditions that JPMorgan had set for market stabilization and revival have largely been met, with recession-like pricing, a reversal in investor positioning and extraordinary fiscal stimulus, strategists led by John Normand wrote in a note Friday. Coronavirus infection rates remain a “wild card,” as they remain high even if they’re “slowing” in the U.S. and Europe.

“Risky markets should remain volatile as long as infection rates create uncertainty about the depth and duration of the Covid recession, but enough has changed fundamentally and technically to justify adding risk selectively,” Normand wrote. “Most risky markets have probably made their lows for this recession, except perhaps oil and some EM currencies beset by debt-sustainability issues.”

Most risk assets should trade higher in the second quarter of the year, Normand said. He recommends that investors average into oversold markets, particularly those where central banks are buying directly. (Averaging into markets entails spreading out the purchases over time rather than diving in in one go.)

Not everyone sees the bottom as necessarily in.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s David Kostin reiterated in a note Friday that he expects the market to turn lower in coming weeks. He cited a checklist for a sustained rally similar to Normand’s -- of slowing viral spread, evidence that fiscal and monetary policy stimulus is working, and a bottoming in investor positioning and flows.

Gavekal Research Ltd.’s Anatole Kaletsky said in a note Monday that it’s too early to buy equities, citing reasons including “surprisingly complacent” investor sentiment and historical data showing bear markets almost never end on a single massive sell-off without retesting the bottom.

Trump says the US and China are ‘working closely together’ in fight against the coronavirus

China and the U.S. aim to work more closely together in light of the spread of the coronavirus, leaders of both countries said in a phone call Friday Beijing time.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping “in great detail” about the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far killed more than 24,000 people globally.

“China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the virus,” Trump said on Twitter. “We are working closely together. Much respect!”

The phone conversation followed a video conference meeting of G-20 leaders during which Xi gave a speech calling for greater international cooperation.

In the call with Trump, Xi said that U.S.-China relations are at a critical juncture, and hoped the U.S. would make substantial action in improving the relationship, according to a Chinese-language state media report translated by CNBC.

“The Chinese side is willing to continue to provide information and experience with the U.S. without reservation,” the report of Xi’s comments said.

The Chinese state media report of the call noted Trump said China’s experience gave him “great inspiration.”

Last few days special announcement by PM!

KLCI very high chance break 1355 this few day!

Too Late Now to Hedge Risks, $16 Billion Credit Manager Says


If you didn’t already start hedging against the risk of a deep sell-off in credit markets last month, don’t bother now.

Ville Talasmaki, who helps manage about $16 billion of credit investments for Finnish financial group Sampo Oyj, says the warning signs had been plain for a while.

“There’s not much you can do to hedge yourself against the crisis anymore,” Talasmaki said by phone. “All the wise decisions should have been made in February and before that when you had all the warning signs and red flags waving in front of you.”

With panic setting in as the fallout of the coronavirus spreads, the market appears no longer to be functioning rationally. As a result, good-value corporate bonds have been being dumped indiscriminately, Talasmaki said.

For the risky end of the debt market -- high-yield bonds and leveraged loans -- “it’s brutal out there; overall, the picture is one in which “you’ve thrown out the baby with the bath water,” Talasmaki said.

Now, with historic stimulus packages unveiled by the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve, there are signs that sentiment is improving. For higher rated credits in particular, the panic appears to have subsided.

“As long as the liquidity backstop by the ECB is credible, then the risk is low for this to become a full-blown risk or a catastrophe in Europe,” Talasmaki said.

The next step as an investor is to be ready to buy when the recovery sets in.

“History has taught us that the first investments after the crisis are the best ones,” Talasmaki said. “Ones where the issuer is forced to pay a higher price, a premium, for accessing the market.”

White House and Senate strike a deal on coronavirus stimulus bill

~ The White House and Senate leaders reached a deal early Wednesday on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill to combat the economic impact of the outbreak, NBC News reports.

~ Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agreed to enhanced oversight of a $500 billion bailout fund that Democrats had criticized, according to a senior administration official.

~ One of the key issues that had yet to be resolved is the terms of the airline aid and oversight that comes with it, two sources said.


The White House and Senate leaders reached a deal early Wednesday on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill to combat the economic impact of the outbreak, NBC News reports.

On Tuesday, leaders in both parties had said that they were closing in on an agreement. Multiple people familiar with the situation told CNBC that they were still close to a deal, although talks continued as they worked through the text and hashed out final details. Two of the people had cautioned that talks could spill into Wednesday morning.

One of the key issues was the terms of the airline aid and oversight that comes with it, two of the people said. Democrats have pushed for a number of stipulations along with aid to the industry, including longterm bans on stock buybacks, limits on executive compensation, commitments not to furlough workers and board representation.

Meantime, President Donald Trump stressed in a press conference Tuesday that the money the U.S. lends “will be coming back” to it. The airlines have pushed for half of their aid in grants, arguing debt from loans would be too onerous.

One of the sources said there continued to be questions around oversight of the $500 billion fund that Republicans have proposed to support distressed companies. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the Federal Reserve could leverage the loans in the fund to offer up to $4 trillion in financing. The mechanics, though, are still in question, said the source.

Democrats, still angry over the leeway banks got in the 2008 bank bailout, have argued the fund gives the Treasury too much discretion. One option being considered is a weekly check-in with companies borrowing from the fund, the source said.

Still, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow all spoke optimistically about the fund Tuesday. They said there are plans to add more oversight to that fund, with the addition of an oversight board and an inspector general.

“It will be completely transparent,” Kudlow said at a coronavirus task force briefing Tuesday at the White House.

Schumer had earlier in the day indicated in a speech on the Senate floor the fund was a key focus for Democrats.

Still, the two parties have worked already worked through a number of disagreements.

For the Democrats, that includes securing more funding for hospitals, and a state and local stimulus fund as part of their “Marshall Plan.” Schumer touted on the Senate floor unemployment insurance on steroids, which promised beneficiaries insurance for four months.

A draft bill from early Tuesday afternoon has had language stipulating a $350 billion fund for small businesses to mitigate layoffs and support payroll.

It also offered cash payments of up to $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for married couples and $500 per child. Those amounts are reduced if an individual makes more than $75,000 or a couple makes more than $150,000.

President Donald Trump, describing the proposal as a $2 trillion package, said Tuesday that “we are working to pass the biggest and boldest financial relief package in American history.”

one of the well knowed in US, said some of the people in US died early last yr could be coronavirus, they didnt know about this disease that time. China was not aware that this virus could spread from human to human at the beginning, after they find out, they straightaway lockdown the whole wuhan, but 5 mils people has already went oversea back that was near Chinese new year, so they are excusable. but US knew that after China told them, Trump still laughing that this is Asia virus and dont need to take action, that is unforgivable. this is real facts. yours heresay has not fact.

I don’t have any doubts to China if their culture were like Japan or South Korea. Now, most of China money held by their CCP Elites keeping in Europe and US. This is the real facts....40 years of hard work by hardworking Chinese but most of the USD earned end up outside China. What a pity.

How many has locked down its country due to Covid 19....Global demand is suddenly went into ice age.

World biggest economy
1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. India
6. United Kingdom
7. France
8. Italy
9. Brazil
10. Canada
11. Russia
12. South Korea
13. Spain
14. Australia
15. Mexico
16. Indonesia
17. Netherlands
18. Saudi Arabia
19. Turkey
20. Switzerland

Wellington Sky, You worship CCP so much and looking down our own country without solid reasons backing. Come back to see the results in fighting against Covid 19 three months. No point keep mumbling. China is no more facing supply chain issues but global demand slumped due to Covid 19. The demand crash is worst than trade war.Repercussion...China did not prohibit the coronavirus from spreading globally.....US were celebrating while the Asia was facing surged infection cases.

You don’t have to be smart very time and looking for trouble. It’s similar in stock market. Sometimes, we just have to be dumb dumb hold or dumb dumb leave the market for a while.

Dear Young tycoon

“We need to find 5,084 who have not been tested. We hope we can test them in time,” he said, adding the ministry was working closely with the police to track them down.

why till March 28 still have not track down 5,084 people from the Sri Petaling Mosque tabligh convention, shouldn’t it be top priority to trace down and test all the tabligh cluster?

I only know how to buy low sell high or sell high buy low to make some money only.And i feel that the mkt oredi reach its bottom last week, Hope the mkt could prove me wrong in the next few weeks,in the next 6 months as the companies starting to announce QR-mostly koyak.

Having said so Arb still relatively safe n defensive as long as covid 19 is still around,but limited upside potential.Many r now betting on the co n sectors which will rebound strongly when covid 19 is under control then, count me in.

Thanks for the indepth analysis!wealthmaster88

Basically like watching those CCP propaganda movies! One bullet can kill dozens of enemies! China emerges victorious against the world! Laughing all the way watching CCP propagand movies in Malaysia, at least you don't have to worry! In China, it's major crime to do it! You have to put huge potrait of Chairman xi if you want you shop free from officials pestering! Guess, if you do the same here by hanging bigballs cute face in from of pork shop!

Suddenly all those infected came from outside China! Can you believe it! Like China is now totally free from Covid19!

Sounds like blaming others for Covid19!

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported an increase in new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of which involved travellers arriving from abroad, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

The commission said in a statement that a total of 67 new cases were reported as of end-Wednesday, up from 47 a day earlier, putting the total accumulated number of confirmed coronavirus cases to date at 81,285.

The commission also reported a total of 3,287 deaths at the end of Wednesday, up 6 from the previous day.

Hi guys, love a cup of tea on this very morning.

Why does it feel like night today?
Something in the air's not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
(It watches everything)
So I know now when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right beneath my skin

sure bo YakuzaYamazaki? So pandai argh new goverment?