Cindy Yeap

Thursday 17 Apr 2025

14 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

The State of the Nation: US’ trade deficit-based ‘reciprocal’ tariffs set to test fiscal and monetary policy space THE dreaded next test to a country’s fiscal and monetary space post-pandemic may well be looming as US President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Rose Garden” tariffs stoke up fears of a global recession happening to as high as 60%. “The Asean economies we cover were hard hit by tariffs, as we ...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

14 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

09 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Special Report: Bank Negara on its ongoing supervision of ITOs and repricing of MHIT productsThe Edge: How does Bank Negara Malaysia verify and ensure that the increase in premiums is not being used to compensate for insurers’ past mispricing rather than due to rising medical costs or claims trends? What measures are in place so that ...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

09 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

09 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Special Report: An urgent wake-up call to provide medical and health insurance for allTHE ultra-rich do not need medical insurance. The well-heeled can afford all the healthcare, wellness and aesthetic packages they want. Then, who are the people who have signed up for medical insurance that allows coverage of a whopping RM8 million (US$1.8 million) a year and without a lifetime c...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

09 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

07 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

The State of the Nation: What could cause Bank Negara to change the OPR in 2025 CITING “manageable” inflation and the strength of domestic demand in affirming Malaysia’s 2025 official economic growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% when releasing its annual flagship publications last week, Bank Negara Malaysia doused traders’ side talk of an overnight policy rate (OPR) cut this yea...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

07 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

07 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

The Week Ahead: Malaysia hosts Asean meetings as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs kick inThis week is a significant one as Malaysia hosts delegates from Asean+3 countries (China, Japan and South Korea) for the Asean Investment Conference 2025 (AIC25) and the Asean Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) in Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, gl...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

07 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

31 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

The State of the Nation: Ringgit watchers weigh odds of Fed rate and OPR cuts in 2025 THE ringgit’s outperformance among Asian currencies last year may be harder to repeat this year, with some currency traders weighing the possibility of Bank Negara Malaysia trimming interest rates to bolster growth dragged lower by US-led retaliatory tariffs. That is despite a consensus still fir...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

31 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

26 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Look beyond EPF’s dividend rates when comparing with Singapore’s CPF IF a 6.3% dividend from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for 2024 did not provide enough “feel good” factor this side of the Causeway, the positive vibe probably went up after a Singaporean personal wealth mentor said Malaysians are “sitting on a gold mine called the EPF” with “insanely high” r...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

26 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

24 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

The Week Ahead: Eyes on Bank Negara annual report and dialogues in China ahead of Trump’s reciprocal tariffBank Negara Malaysia’s 2024 annual report release on Monday (March 24) will be watched for its guidance on the Malaysian economy and monetary policy stance, even though expectations are that the central bank is unlikely to diverge from the country’s official GDP growth forecast of between 4.5% and 5.5%. Economists largely expect 2025 GDP growth to come in below the 5.1% growth achieved in 2024, but still significantly above the 3.6% growth in 2023.

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

24 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Special Report: Dispelling aspersions surrounding EPF’s impressive 6.3% dividend for 2024THERE is no denying that the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) 6.3% dividend declared for both conventional savings and shariah savings for 2024 is nothing short of spectacular and would have been celebrated with more vigour — if not for the lingering questions surrounding its seemingly untimely s...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Edge Weekly

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Special Report: EPF striking the right balance on retirement reformsAHMAD Zulqarnain Onn, CEO of the Employees Provident Fund, smiles when asked whether he will be celebrating his first full year at Malaysia’s largest institutional fund with 6% dividends for its 16.2 million members, of which 8.8 million are still actively contributing. When met at EPF’...

By Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia

20 Mar 2025, 08:00 am

Malaysia’s richest just got wealthier thanks to stronger ringgit — Forbes

TRX to begin construction of new office tower with PwC Malaysia as anchor tenant, says CEO

Syed Saddiq trial: Mere receipts insufficient to show funds were young MP's personal monies

Malaysia delays LNG shipments due to outage at export plant, Bloomberg reports

NationGate AI server sale shielded from Nvidia's top chip export ban to China, says MD

At the current price, is gold still a good hedge against Trump’s madness?

Housing and Local Government Ministry to host four more key Asean meetings this year — Nga

S&P 500, Nasdaq advance after sell-off; UnitedHealth plunges

Vietnam's VietJet owes investment fund over US$180m, UK court rules

IMF expects 'notable markdowns' in growth forecasts, but no global recession

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