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The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, as the greenback resumed its retracement amid dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) officials in the United States (US) and rising risk appetite, according to an analyst. The local currency gained to 4.3750/3830 versus the US dollar at 9.06 a.m., up from 4.3835/3925 last Friday. According to Stephen Innes, managing director of SPI Asset Management, the ringgit opened firmer this morning despite a more robust US jobs report, implying that traders are ignoring one good data point and deferring to the weaker run of US economic data as a signal that the Fed will be forced to cut rates in 2023. "Crude oil prices are also doing well post-Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting, which helps the ringgit in terms of trade p...

As chairperson of the steering committee, Bursa Malaysia Bhd CEO Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift now leads the CEO Action Network (CAN), Malaysia's first sustainability-focused informal coalition of leading CEOs and senior business decision-makers. Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik, a founding member of CAN and the president and group CEO of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), passed over the leadership baton to Muhammad Umar recently at a CEO luncheon debate held at the Malaysia Petroleum Club. Tengku Muhammad Taufik, who served a two-year term, stated that CAN has emerged as a credible voice of Corporate Malaysia on sustainable business and sustainable development since its formation in late 2020. "As a coalition of leaders with a purpose, our efforts continue to be focused on building capacity ...

According to Unique Properties, Dubai is seeing an increase in the number of luxury branded properties. With over 70,000 millionaires, the UAE is expected to see a 22% increase in high-net-worth families by 2027. Dubai's property market has capitalised on luxury and lifestyle living to become a lucrative destination for high-net-worth individuals. These features, according to Unique Properties, have contributed to Dubai's rise as the world's greatest site for branded properties. “The rise of Dubai’s branded residence segment started with Armani Residences in Burj Khalifa in 2010. Luxury brands and developers have gradually realised the concept’s mutual benefit – but there has been a significant uptick as of late,” said Arash Jalili, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unique Propert...