“Kalau arak itu memudaratkan, maka ia patut diharamkan untuk dijual di peringkat awam.

“Tidak ada manusia yang berakal, yang cintakan akhlak, dan yang cintakan kedamaian, yang suka (judi). Tak ada. Kerana judi ini diketahui menimbulkan pergaduhan, pertembungan dan sebagainya.

“Maka di akhir sekali, judi mestilah diharamkan. Itu realiti yang dunia kena terima. Dia (judi) merosakkan negara,” katanya.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that remaining US troops in Afghanistan should return home by Christmas.

"We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!" he suggested in a tweet.

Earlier in the day, Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said that the US troop level in Afghanistan is currently less than 5,000 and would go down to about 2,500 by early 2021.

US invasion of Afghanistan has caused over 100,000 deaths, including civilians, Afghan security forces, Taliban forces and US soldiers. Trump has been seeking a full withdrawal from Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that remaining US troops in Afghanistan should return home by Christmas.

"We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!" he suggested in a tweet.

Earlier in the day, Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said that the US troop level in Afghanistan is currently less than 5,000 and would go down to about 2,500 by early 2021.

US invasion of Afghanistan has caused over 100,000 deaths, including civilians, Afghan security forces, Taliban forces and US soldiers. Trump has been seeking a full withdrawal from Afghanistan.

2.48 below. Now is very expensive. Last time only 2.00.

Malaysia remains on the FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index (WGBI) while Chinese sovereign bonds have won inclusion into the index a year after they were rejected.

This comes after industry observers saw that the positive engagement between FTSE Russell and Malaysian regulators to improve foreign investors’ access diminishes the likelihood of Malaysia’s removal from the WGBI.

Malaysia remains on the FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index (WGBI) while Chinese sovereign bonds have won inclusion into the index a year after they were rejected.

This comes after industry observers saw that the positive engagement between FTSE Russell and Malaysian regulators to improve foreign investors’ access diminishes the likelihood of Malaysia’s removal from the WGBI.

Malaysia remains on the FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index (WGBI) while Chinese sovereign bonds have won inclusion into the index a year after they were rejected.

This comes after industry observers saw that the positive engagement between FTSE Russell and Malaysian regulators to improve foreign investors’ access diminishes the likelihood of Malaysia’s removal from the WGBI.

TOKYO (Sept 24): The dollar held onto gains against most currencies on Thursday as signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and in the United States revived concerns about the fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections.

The euro, already hit by worries about a return to severe lockdown restrictions, faces an additional hurdle later on Thursday with the release of data on German business sentiment.

The dollar is likely to continue to rise as another spike in coronavirus cases in Europe boosts its safe-haven appeal, while Federal Reserve policymakers called on the U.S. government to provide more fiscal support.

TOKYO (Sept 24): The dollar held onto gains against most currencies on Thursday as signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and in the United States revived concerns about the fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections.

The euro, already hit by worries about a return to severe lockdown restrictions, faces an additional hurdle later on Thursday with the release of data on German business sentiment.

The dollar is likely to continue to rise as another spike in coronavirus cases in Europe boosts its safe-haven appeal, while Federal Reserve policymakers called on the U.S. government to provide more fiscal support.

TOKYO (Sept 24): The dollar held onto gains against most currencies on Thursday as signs of an economic slowdown in Europe and in the United States revived concerns about the fallout from a second wave of coronavirus infections.

The euro, already hit by worries about a return to severe lockdown restrictions, faces an additional hurdle later on Thursday with the release of data on German business sentiment.

The dollar is likely to continue to rise as another spike in coronavirus cases in Europe boosts its safe-haven appeal, while Federal Reserve policymakers called on the U.S. government to provide more fiscal support.

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U.S. Dollar Index (DX) Futures Technical Analysis – Upside Target 94.770; Downside Target Moves Up to 93.530
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Gold Price Analysis: Elliott Wave downside targets point to the $1767 area
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Gold price dropped to RM246 per gram. Kapal karam

Program subsidies upah and bank moratorium will end this month.

Klse index up 6.96pts

Gold dropped to RM253 per gram

This BSA is designed to enhance the financial stability of the two countries.

Enabling both central banks to provide both currencies liquidity to eligible financial institutions in support of their cross-border operations.

Enabling both central banks to provide Ringgit or Japanese Yen liquidity to eligible financial institutions in support of their cross-border operations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Bank of Japan, acting as agent of the Minister of Finance of Japan, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have signed the second Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) that provides up to US$3 billion for both countries.

This BSA enables both authorities to swap their local currencies (i.e. Japanese yen and Malaysian ringgit, respectively) for US dollar, BNM said in a statement today.

“The arrangement will provide up to US$3 billion for both countries,” it said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Bank of Japan, acting as agent of the Minister of Finance of Japan, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have signed the second Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) that provides up to US$3 billion for both countries.

This BSA enables both authorities to swap their local currencies (i.e. Japanese yen and Malaysian ringgit, respectively) for US dollar, BNM said in a statement today.

“The arrangement will provide up to US$3 billion for both countries,” it said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Bank of Japan, acting as agent of the Minister of Finance of Japan, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have signed the second Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) that provides up to US$3 billion for both countries.

This BSA enables both authorities to swap their local currencies (i.e. Japanese yen and Malaysian ringgit, respectively) for US dollar, BNM said in a statement today.

“The arrangement will provide up to US$3 billion for both countries,” it said.

For the first time this year, less than 50 percent of the trade between China and Russia was denominated in the U.S. dollar.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, in the first quarter of 2020, only 46 percent of the goods bought and sold by Russia and China used the dollar.

It's part of Beijing and Moscow's plan to become less dependent on the U.S. currency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set the goal in 2019 and quickly started implementing it.

The aim was underscored by both President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this month when Russia hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers meeting.

For the first time this year, less than 50 percent of the trade between China and Russia was denominated in the U.S. dollar.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, in the first quarter of 2020, only 46 percent of the goods bought and sold by Russia and China used the dollar.

It's part of Beijing and Moscow's plan to become less dependent on the U.S. currency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set the goal in 2019 and quickly started implementing it.

The aim was underscored by both President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this month when Russia hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers meeting.

For the first time this year, less than 50 percent of the trade between China and Russia was denominated in the U.S. dollar.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, in the first quarter of 2020, only 46 percent of the goods bought and sold by Russia and China used the dollar.

It's part of Beijing and Moscow's plan to become less dependent on the U.S. currency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set the goal in 2019 and quickly started implementing it.

The aim was underscored by both President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this month when Russia hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers meeting.

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The Nigerian government is now championing gold mining as it seeks to become less dependent on oil exports.

The Nigerian government is now championing gold mining as it seeks to become less dependent on oil exports.

Renminbi Gains Strength Against The U.S. Dollar
Sep. 16, 2020 5:50 AMUUP, UDN, CYB
Summary
The Chinese RMB has strengthened against the dollar in the region of 2.5% in the last four weeks.
The RMB moved from 6.951 to 6.770 per dollar - equating to a stronger RMB, or a weaker dollar.
The RMB is forecast to strengthen further, according to JPMorgan (as reported by the Financial Times).

Renminbi Gains Strength Against The U.S. Dollar
Sep. 16, 2020 5:50 AMUUP, UDN, CYB
Summary
The Chinese RMB has strengthened against the dollar in the region of 2.5% in the last four weeks.
The RMB moved from 6.951 to 6.770 per dollar - equating to a stronger RMB, or a weaker dollar.
The RMB is forecast to strengthen further, according to JPMorgan (as reported by the Financial Times).

Renminbi Gains Strength Against The U.S. Dollar
Sep. 16, 2020 5:50 AMUUP, UDN, CYB
Summary
The Chinese RMB has strengthened against the dollar in the region of 2.5% in the last four weeks.
The RMB moved from 6.951 to 6.770 per dollar - equating to a stronger RMB, or a weaker dollar.
The RMB is forecast to strengthen further, according to JPMorgan (as reported by the Financial Times).

China’s currency hits 16-month high on retail spending boost
China’s currency hit its highest level in more than a year as retail sales rose for the first time in 2020, underscoring the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The onshore-traded renminbi strengthened as much as 0.4 per cent to Rmb6.7857 per US dollar on Tuesday, its firmest level since May 2019. That coincided with official data that showed retail spending increased 0.5 per cent in August compared to a year ago. The less tightly regulated offshore-traded renminbi strengthened 0.3 per cent, past Rmb6.8 per dollar.

China’s currency hits 16-month high on retail spending boost
China’s currency hit its highest level in more than a year as retail sales rose for the first time in 2020, underscoring the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The onshore-traded renminbi strengthened as much as 0.4 per cent to Rmb6.7857 per US dollar on Tuesday, its firmest level since May 2019. That coincided with official data that showed retail spending increased 0.5 per cent in August compared to a year ago. The less tightly regulated offshore-traded renminbi strengthened 0.3 per cent, past Rmb6.8 per dollar.

China’s currency hits 16-month high on retail spending boost
China’s currency hit its highest level in more than a year as retail sales rose for the first time in 2020, underscoring the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The onshore-traded renminbi strengthened as much as 0.4 per cent to Rmb6.7857 per US dollar on Tuesday, its firmest level since May 2019. That coincided with official data that showed retail spending increased 0.5 per cent in August compared to a year ago. The less tightly regulated offshore-traded renminbi strengthened 0.3 per cent, past Rmb6.8 per dollar.

Luxembourg
Luxembourg strengthens status as offshore renminbi centre
Grand Duchy has become a preferred destination for funds investing into China

Luxembourg
Luxembourg strengthens status as offshore renminbi centre
Grand Duchy has become a preferred destination for funds investing into China

Luxembourg
Luxembourg strengthens status as offshore renminbi centre
Grand Duchy has become a preferred destination for funds investing into China

(Reuters) - An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday, as initial casualty reports began to surface.

Hundreds of miles away in northern California, three fatalities were confirmed on Wednesday from a lightning-sparked conflagration that raged with renewed intensity this week after firefighters had made significant headway containing it.

While more than two dozen major blazes continued to wreak havoc across wide swaths of California, the neighboring state of Oregon bore the latest brunt of wildfires plaguing much of the western United States over the past week.

(Reuters) - An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday, as initial casualty reports began to surface.

Hundreds of miles away in northern California, three fatalities were confirmed on Wednesday from a lightning-sparked conflagration that raged with renewed intensity this week after firefighters had made significant headway containing it.

While more than two dozen major blazes continued to wreak havoc across wide swaths of California, the neighboring state of Oregon bore the latest brunt of wildfires plaguing much of the western United States over the past week.

In Oregon, almost 100,000 homes and businesses were without power as crews battled large fires in Clackamas County, south of Portland.

Washington state was seeing 'unprecedented' fires, with 500 square miles burning on Monday alone.

In Northern California, helicopters have rescued hundreds of people stranded in the Sierra National Forest, where the Creek Fire was burning.

In Oregon, almost 100,000 homes and businesses were without power as crews battled large fires in Clackamas County, south of Portland.

Washington state was seeing 'unprecedented' fires, with 500 square miles burning on Monday alone.

In Northern California, helicopters have rescued hundreds of people stranded in the Sierra National Forest, where the Creek Fire was burning.

In Oregon, almost 100,000 homes and businesses were without power as crews battled large fires in Clackamas County, south of Portland.

Washington state was seeing 'unprecedented' fires, with 500 square miles burning on Monday alone.

In Northern California, helicopters have rescued hundreds of people stranded in the Sierra National Forest, where the Creek Fire was burning.

Moratorium end this month. Gold to the rescue

Moratorium end this month. Gold to the rescue

Moratorium end this month. Gold to the rescue

'High possibility’ BNM reduces OPR by 25bps to all-time low of 1.5% — TA Securities
Ong Kye Li
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September 09, 2020 16:10 pm +08

'High possibility’ BNM reduces OPR by 25bps to all-time low of 1.5% — TA Securities
Ong Kye Li
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theedgemarkets.com

September 09, 2020 16:10 pm +08

'High possibility’ BNM reduces OPR by 25bps to all-time low of 1.5% — TA Securities
Ong Kye Li
/
theedgemarkets.com

September 09, 2020 16:10 pm +08

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Gold Price News and Forecast: XAU/USD fades pullback from 50-day EMA
September 09, 2020 03:16 GMT | By FXStreet Team
Gold Price News and Forecast: XAU/USD fades pullback from 50-day EMA
Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD’s path of least resistance is down, $1913 back in sight – Confluence Detector
Following Tuesday’s two-way wild swings, Gold (XAU/USD) returns to the backseat, as the haven demand for the US dollar remains in vogue amid the risk-off action in the global stocks. The sentiment soured on rising US-Sino tensions, US fiscal deadlock and pessimism over the coronavirus vaccine. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial was put on hold over safety concerns.

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will reduce its overnight policy rate (OPR) by a further 25 basis points (bps), say seven out of 13 economists polled by Reuters.

An announcement is expected following the central bank’s policy meeting on Thursday.

Such a move will also see the OPR reduced to a record low of 1.5%, with BNM having already delivered 125 bps of rate cuts this year. The last cut of 25 bps was announced on July 7.