Stepping into Capital Cafe in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR) feels like travelling back to the 1950s. Outside, modern Kuala Lumpur rushes forward, but inside, time simply pauses. Every detail is a reminder of the past — the old hand-painted menu on the wall; vintage photos of Jalan Tuanku Abdul ...

The beating heart of muhibah in Jalan TAR

Coming from a public school, there were days when it got so hot that I wished air conditioners were installed, especially after physical education classes. But what if there are ways to cool down classrooms without resorting to such energy-intensive measures?

For decades, Malaysia’s gre...

Retrofitting classrooms for a comfortable learning experience

The maths of mixed-use developments

As the nation celebrates its 69th year of independence, some of the winners of The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards 2025 talk about their environmental, social and governance measures and how their property portfolios will shape the physical identity and sustainability legacy of the c...

Cover Story: Building a sustainable future for the next generation

In City & Country's Sept 7 cover story, AmFIRST REIT (KL:AMFIRST) chairman Azlan Baqee Abdullah, CEO Chong Hong Chuon and deputy CEO and head of investment Zuhairy Md Isa discuss the REIT's challenging period and how it plans to turn around the trust. After years of being under the radar amid an office glut and muted acquisition activity, AmFIRST has been quietly repositioning its portfolio, divesting non-core assets, growing a new income stream and improving occupancy across its assets to strengthen the trust's fundamentals.

On a journey of transformation

Shopaholics have a new destination to explore with the opening of Ombak KLCC in Kuala Lumpur. This latest retail addition to the KLCC precinct was opened to the public on Aug 21. Adding to this, Merdeka celebrations themed “Jiwa Merdeka” have been planned for Aug 28 to 31.

Upon visiting...

Designworks: Ombak KLCC: A structure with growth in mind

With about 85% of Malaysia’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2045, its cities will increasingly determine the country’s climate future.

In his keynote address at the recent Cities Climate Connect 2026 (CCC2026) conference, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environme...

From sustainable solutions to implementation

Local stand-up comedian Douglas Lim ended the final encore of his brand-new solo show Vital Stats at Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur recently with a line from KPop Demon Hunters, the Korean mega-hit animated musical film: “We can’t fix it if we never face it.”

It struck me as an unexpecte...

We can’t fix what we refuse to face

Given the industrial shift towards green operations and more resilient supply chains and infrastructure, S P Setia Bhd (KL:SPSETIA) is likewise positioning its eco-industrial business model for growth.

S P Setia leverages eco-industrial parks for township growth

Kuala Lumpur is set to gain two of Hilton’s luxury brands by the end of this year, both housed in repurposed landmark buildings in the Golden Triangle.

Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur will occupy the former Hotel Istana site, which is being redeveloped with Tradewinds Corp Bhd. Conrad Kual...

Hilton expands luxury footprint with Waldorf Astoria and Conrad in Kuala Lumpur

Satu Creative has launched the third edition of Creative Sprint, its venture development programme aimed at helping social enterprises strengthen their business models, access funding and build industry partnerships.

Satu Creative launches Creative Sprint 2026 for social enterprises

Digital health technology company HEYDOC Health has launched AutismK, an initiative aimed at helping autistic young adults aged 19 and above access primary healthcare.

HEYDOC Health launched six-month pilot programme with GOLD community to provide primary healthcare to neurodivergent adults

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping our everyday experiences, changing the music we listen to, the content we scroll through and the images and videos that fill our feeds. For content creators, the impact is immediate, as questions around ownership, recognition and income are hittin...

Legislation: AI and copyright: Malaysia doesn’t need to start over

Selangor will be among the first adopters of a new RM2 billion sovereign digital infrastructure prototype being developed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which is slated for completion as a proof-of-concept (POC) this month.

The state will utilise the s...

Development: Selangor to pioneer use of sovereign data infrastructure POC

The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) in economic development runs into the same wall everywhere where the models are only as good as the data fed into them and, in most industries, that data is either incomplete, legally restricted or simply non-existent. Athenatech.ai, a Malaysian start-u...

Start-up: Using synthetic data to power the AI economy

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images, voices and videos are increasingly being used to spread misinformation online, making scams, hate speech and harassment more convincing and harder to identify. The consequences range from financial losses to racial tensions and harassment.

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Listicle: Tools for spotting misinformation

The Asia-Pacific region built its semiconductor strength on back-end assembly and testing, a model that served it well for decades. But as the industry moves up the value chain, demand has moved towards design engineers, process engineers and advanced packaging specialists; however, talent pools ...

Talent: Restrategising Southeast Asia’s semiconductor talent pipeline

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia has steadily transitioned into a predominantly cashless society. Today, QR code payments are the norm, accepted everywhere from major retailers to hawker stalls.

While digital payment acceptance is now commonplace, many micro, small and medium enter...

Solutions: Cashless benefits extend beyond QR codes

Filmmakers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the cost and time involved in visual effects and repetitive post-production work, allowing productions to stretch tighter budgets without giving up creative control.

Singapore drama series Crooks is one such e...

Creative Control: Singapore drama Crooks turns to AI to save a production, without replacing the people behind it

Lilly (Not real name), who is five years old, appears in brand collaborations and product review videos alongside her mother, digital creator Sarah (Not real name). It all started when Sarah began documenting her infant daughter’s transition to solid foods in 2022. As Lilly grew older, she began ...

Cover Story: Child labour laws not keeping pace with kidfluencer popularity

The Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) launched the Retail ESG Standard (RES) Wednesday to help retailers of all sizes assess and improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

MRA launches Retail ESG standards designed for retailers

Not every conversation changes the way you think about governance. This one did. Beyond board composition and diversity, Datuk Idris Jala challenged many of the assumptions we hold about what boards are meant to do. Here are the ideas that stayed with us.

For decades, Idris has sat on b...

Views: Better boards should be boring: A conversation with Idris Jala

Cetaceans such as whales, dolphins and porpoises face the risk of displacement, decline and extinction, in Southeast Asia, in part due to unregulated tourism activities and unethical boating practices, according to Dr Louisa Ponnampalam, co-founder and executive director of the MareCe...

Wildlife: Sustainable tourism needed for marine conservation in Malaysia

To reduce carbon emissions produced by running their kilns, several cement manufacturing companies in Malaysia have replaced fossil fuels with processed engineered fuel (PEF) made from waste. However, awareness of PEF remains low and acceptance of the solution is limited.

This is despit...

Energy: Using waste to produce alternative fuel for hard-to-abate industries

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Argos Partners — fund managers of the Malaysia Climate Infrastructure Fund (MCIF) — plan to invest at least 40% of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)’s (KWAP) RM500 million commitment in Malaysian infrastructure, while exploring fundraising and potential roads...

Finance: MCIF to invest at least 40% of funds in Malaysia

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has spent years pressing the government to protect Kuala Lumpur’s green spaces. Now, as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), she can act on issues she once raised from outside the administration.

Her appointment in last December’s mi...

Environment: Yeoh wants to make KL’s green spaces harder to lose

People use rivers to bathe, collect water, travel and fish, sometimes even wading deep into the currents to set or retrieve nets. But when unwanted fish, animal carcasses and food waste are thrown into waterways, crocodiles are drawn to human settlements and eventually learn that these places can...

Profile: Managing human-crocodile conflict in Sarawak

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has identified 18 locations for solid waste-to-energy (WTE) plants to be built. But the plants may not be able to operate effectively because Malaysia lacks proper waste separation at source, according to industry players.

More energy ...

Waste: Separation of rubbish needed for more effective waste-to-energy plants

Malaysia’s rubber industry is at a crossroads. The rubber cultivation area in the country, once the world’s largest producer, has declined over the years.

Of the approximately one million hectares still under rubber cultivation, around 400,000ha lie untapped. Ageing smallholders, depres...

Cover Story: Rubber industry sees sustainability and traceability as competitive edge

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): Artificial intelligence (AI) can play an important role by reliably stringing multiple sources of information to help with flood forecasting and management, said Gary Theseira, Climate Governance Malaysia council chairman and Asia School of Business adjunct associate at the National Climate Governance Summit 2026 held in Sasana Kijang on Tuesday (Aug 4).

Leveraging AI for flood forecasting and management

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The Pardons Board has deferred former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s clemency bid regarding his 1MDB conviction. More in our quick round-up of today’s biggest stories on theedgemalaysia.com.

E5: Najib remains in prison

Bank Negara raises the OPR... but does your loan rate move by the same amount? Not exactly, and the reason why says a lot about how banks actually operate. In this week’s EdgeUP episode - we break down:What the OPR really doesWhy lending and deposit rates don't move 1-for-1 with itHow bank competition changes the numbers you see on your own accounts Watch this week’s EdgeUP to find out more about a banks mechanism

EdgeUP: The Overnight Policy Rate Explained

Umno veteran Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says that the political cycle has come around to Umno, while former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin describes the party as a “government-in-waiting”.

NEWS: Umno clarifies its future path

Wall Street ended higher on Friday as oil prices retreated and strong consumer price data reinforced expectations the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates next week to fight inflation.

S&P 500 ends higher as strong inflation data cements Fed rate-hike bets

A brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday.

Hextar Industries, Vestland, Citaglobal, PTT Synergy, GTA Holdings, YNH Property and Cuscapi

Wong Thean Soon, better known as TS Wong, has more than halved his stake in Cuscapi Bhd (KL:CUSCAPI) over the past two weeks, as the forced selling of his shares hits a second listed company.

TS Wong more than halves stake in Cuscapi as forced selling hits second company

US-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic said it has disrupted the operations of a commercial election-manipulation platform that used its Claude AI models to target voters across Malaysia.

Claude creator Anthropic reveals it disrupted election-manipulation platform targeting Malaysian voters

YNH Property Bhd (KL:YNHPROP) has been given until Dec 31 to fulfil outstanding conditions for its RM170 million land sale to Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY), failing which the purchaser will have the right to terminate the deal.

YNH gets until Dec 31 to meet conditions for RM170m Sunway land sale or risk termination

Hextar Industries Bhd’s (KL:HEXIND) RM177.48 million deal with Woodpeckers Group Sdn Bhd has fallen through after seven months.

Hextar Industries’ llaollao deal melts away after RM177.5 mil acquisition falls through

\Global oil supply and demand look set to fall further than previously expected this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, as a lack of progress in ending the conflict in the Middle East delays the return of normal Gulf oil flows into 2027 and sends fuel prices soaring.

IEA warns 2026 oil supply gap will widen on delayed return of normal Gulf flows

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Friday.

FBM KLCI edges down 1.1% to 1,686.74 on Sept 11, 2026

BYD Malaysia has dropped plans to build a vehicle assembly plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak, but remains committed to starting local completely knocked-down (CKD) assembly operations, according to a Malay-language daily.

BYD has scrapped Tanjung Malim CKD plant plan — report

The Selangor government has declared Oct 26 as a replacement public holiday throughout the state in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the reign of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Selangor declares Oct 26 replacement public holiday for Sultan Sharafuddin’s Silver Jubilee

A sell-off in global bond and equity markets took a breather on Friday as oil prices retreated from a four-month high, though the recent surge in energy costs continued to fuel inflation worries and expectations that central banks may need to tighten policy.

Bonds, stocks sell-off pauses as oil retreats from multi-month high

Emerging Asian stocks and currencies extended losses on Friday as surging oil prices raised inflation concerns, ahead of US inflation data later in the day.

Stocks, currencies in emerging Asia fall as soaring oil fans inflation fears

The government has agreed to increase the proportion of parliamentary representation for Sabah and Sarawak beyond the current level, in line with the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Anwar: Govt agrees to increase ratio of Sabah, Sarawak MPs

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The Pardons Board has deferred its decision on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s clemency application over his conviction in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

Pardons Board defers decision on Najib to future meeting

While Malaysians are no strangers to floods and heatwaves, these events are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity, a development many attribute to climate change.

Counting the cost of climate change

Malaysia recorded more than 21 million international visitor arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 2.5% despite geopolitical tensions in West Asia that led to the cancellation of 4,111 scheduled flights to the country.

Tourist arrivals in Malaysia grow 2.5% in 1H despite Middle East tensions

Recent geopolitical tensions have highlighted the lack of investment in industries now deemed strategic, such as energy infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, defence, digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, technological breakthroughs are opening opportunities for a new wave of investment.

Catalysing competitiveness

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The aircraft carrying Anwar and his delegation landed at the Air Force Station (AFS) Palam, here at 6.30pm local time (9 pm Malaysian time).

Anwar arrives in New Delhi for BRICS Summit

Southern Score Builders Bhd (KL:SSB8) has secured a contract worth RM180 million to undertake the main building works for a private hospital development in Ayer Keroh, Melaka in a related party transaction.

Southern Score Builders bags RM180 mil hospital construction job in Melaka

Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd (KL:MSC) said its 80%-owned subsidiary Rahman Hydraulic Tin Sdn Bhd (RHT) has received approval to resume mining operations from Friday.

Malaysia Smelting Corp's subsidiary resumes mining operations

Citaglobal Bhd (KL:CITAGLB) has secured an RM82.1 million subcontract to design and build a new residential college at Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Melayu in Lembah Pantai here.

Citaglobal bags RM82.1 mil residential college subcontract

Asean and Japan will strengthen their health partnership through more structured and long-term cooperation, with healthy ageing and sustainable universal health coverage (UHC) identified as key priorities in tackling emerging health challenges in the region.

Asean-Japan deepen cooperation, prioritise healthy ageing, universal health coverage

Kuala Kangsar Bersatu division deputy chief Datuk Adly Shah Ahmad Tah and eight of the division’s 11 branch leaders on Friday announced their decision to resign from all party posts and leave Bersatu.

Kuala Kangsar Bersatu deputy chief, eight branch leaders quit party

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it is reviewing a report published by US-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic about alleged AI misuse involving an election-manipulation platform, and firmly denied any involvement in the activities described in the report.

MCMC reviewing Anthropic report on alleged election-manipulation platform, denies any involvement

Batu Kawan Bhd (KL:BKAWAN) said on Friday that it has mutually agreed with TMK Chemical Bhd (KL:TMK) to further extend the exclusivity period to negotiate the acquisition deal announced in June.

TMK Chemical had on June 12 proposed to acquire Batu Kawan’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM), for RM920 million in a cash-and-shares deal.

Batu Kawan, TMK Chemical extend negotiation window by another week for takeover deal

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) on Friday entered into a deal that will allow the oil and gas company to supply emergency liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan when needed.

PETRONAS enters deal with Japan to supply emergency LNG

An Umno delegate from Perak has raised concerns that cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) could weaken Umno’s political position in some northern and east coast states.

Umno Perak delegate warns that BN-PN cooperation could shrink its footprint in northern, East Coast states

Malaysia's economy is growing faster than expected — but the people are not feeling it. Why?

Alternating between the perspectives of a 17-year-old Nyonya girl and her strong-willed mother, the novel tells an important tale of resilience, womanhood and family admist a harrowing time in Malaya's history.

'Run, My Daughters, Run': Lee Su Kim's debut novel shines a light on the terrors of the Japanese Occupation

With humour and honesty, the group executive chairman of Knight Frank Malaysia reflects on how he cultivated a successful firm.

'The Other Side of Obstacles': Sarkunan Subramaniam shares tales of overcoming adversity in autobiography

A closer look at the standout timepieces, material feats and independent creations defining the fair.

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It shares space with sister company Precision Engineering AG, which specialises in the production of high-quality hairsprings.

Behind the scenes of H Moser & Cie's fully integrated manufacture 

The company uses selected wild botanicals such as locally sourced pandan, lemongrass and ginger to yield small but distinct batches.

Gin Malaya combines the heritage of Scottish distilling with quintessential Malaysian flavours

During the California gold rush of the 1850s, many prospectors dreamt of striking it rich by finding gold. Yet some of the most consistent fortunes were made not by those digging for gold, but by those selling the picks, shovels and supplies that enabled the boom.

More than a century la...

Pitfalls & Pitch Calls: Risks and opportunities in the AI boom

Asked to describe an entitled child, most of us understandably would describe that child as spoiled, demanding or accustomed to getting everything he or she asks for. Yet, some psychologists are increasingly suggesting that we may be looking at the wrong thing.

Imagine two children who ...

Wealth, by Design: The surprising investment lesson from an entitled child

Ray Farris, chief economist at Prudential PLC (UK) and Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Ltd, sees further upside in Asian equities as US hyperscalers pour money into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. He says, however, that investors should favour selected markets and companies over b...

Event: Selective opportunities in Asia’s US$3.7 tril AI boom

Malaysian investors may soon be able to trade Hong Kong exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts ­(REITs) on the local bourse in ringgit, without currency conversion, and in board lots of 100 units. They may also be able to participate in the initial public offerings (IPOs) ...

Cover Story: New playbook on Hong Kong

Hive Ventures has set its sights on two Malaysian start-ups — one in fintech and the other in supply chain management — as it expects to close at least four new deals across Southeast Asia by year-end.

The investments form part of the venture capital firm’s bet on artificial intelligenc...

Venture Capital: Taiwan-based Hive Ventures targeting third and fourth deals in Malaysia

CoKeeps, one of the three digital asset custodians licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has been quietly expanding its business and product suites over the past 2½ years with fresh funding from investors.

In an interview with Wealth, its CEO Suhanna Husein says the firm ...

Digital Asset: CoKeeps positioning for data sovereignty

The income fund trend stretched into mid-August, with six new funds launched between July 17 and Aug 12, according to the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (FIMM).

The six funds were PMB Shariah Stable Distribution Income, AHAM AIIMAN Global Thematic Mixed Asset, Opus Life Sett...

Funds: Only six funds launched between mid-July and mid-August

While Grab and Gojek continue to dominate the urban e-hailing and on-demand delivery market, Haloje Delivery has stepped in to meet the needs of underserved communities in the suburban and semi-urban areas.

Haloje founder and director Jalluddin Abu Hassan conceived the idea in 2019 afte...

TheWall: Delivery and e-hailing platform Haloje aims to raise RM2 mil for expansion

PETALING JAYA (Aug 14): BLOX, the fintech company behind the ringgit-denominated stablecoin MYRC, has announced the successful close of its US$1 million seed funding round.

MYRC issuer BLOX completes US$1 mil seed funding round

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 13): VentureTECH Sdn Bhd has invested RM28 million in three Bumiputera-led technology companies, with the investments targeting industrial automation, healthcare technology and digital accessibility.

VentureTECH invests RM28 mil in three Bumiputera tech companies

Every risk committee I sit on wants to talk about two things this year: the next war and the next trade war. Understandable, given how fast-moving and visible both risks are. But there is an unfashionable and generally unconsidered argument for a Malaysian and Asean audience: the risk doing more ...

Business Unusual: Malaysia’s real risk isn’t trade; it’s climate

ON Nov 3, Americans will vote in the midterm elections. The top issue is not US President Donald Trump, inflation and affordability, the Iran war or tariffs on trading partners and allies, but data centres. A recent Gallup poll found that 71% of the US population wants the massive data centre bui...

Tech: The economics of data centres

THE target for completing the RM4.475 billion rehabilitation of Phase 2 of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT2) project remains the fourth quarter of next year, according to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) group CEO Datuk Azlan Shah Al Bakri.

“The government and we (KTMB) are encourag...

Cover Story: Target completion of KVDT2 unchanged at 4Q2027

Since it was corporatised in 1992, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) has only seen limited years of profitability and still relies on the government to subsidise its operations due to its role as a public service provider.

In more recent times, after two years of profitability in the fin...

Cover Story: ‘Yes, we can still make money and become profitable’

Cover Story: Full steam ahead for KTMB’s turnaround plans

When Trevor Francis became the first £1 million player in British football in 1979, Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough claimed he reduced the figure by £1 so the landmark fee might not go to the player’s head. Back in 1961, Tottenham boss Bill Nicholson similarly trimmed the £100,000 he paid ...

Business of Sports: Desperation drives wild spending as EPL ‘eats itself’

One of the truths about investing is that no asset allocation strategy or algorithm lasts forever. Times change, the context changes and what worked in the past is not only failing, but sometimes downright dangerous to use.

When I first learnt the investment trade as I had to oversee re...

Condivergence: Why no allocation formula works forever

STANDARD Chartered Saadiq Bhd (StanChart Saadiq) expects to build on its strong growth last year, but has tempered its ambition for balance sheet expansion this year as it focuses on deepening its cross-border and wealth management businesses.

Its CEO Bilal Parvaiz says the Islamic fina...

Standard Chartered Saadiq expects growth despite challenges

A Hong Kong court sentenced two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday after they were convicted of inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities.

Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for seven years

Back-to-back hotter-than-expected inflation readings may disappoint the majority of US central bankers who had been counting on price pressures easing on their own, setting the table for an interest-rate hike at the Federal Reserve's (Fed) meeting next week and potentially more to follow.

Fed rate-hike case builds as inflation fails to cool

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania — and to wrestle with the consequences of Sept 11 that reverberate to this day.

Americans mark 25 years since Sept 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

The founder of iron ore trader Radiant World has been limited to £4,000 (US$5,400 or RM22,028) a week in living expenses under a worldwide freezing order secured by a Jefferies Financial Group Inc fund, according to court documents.

Court caps Radiant World founder’s spending at £4,000 a week

A six-member bloc of Gulf states is weighing a meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the first gathering with the Islamic Republic since war erupted more than six months ago.

Gulf states weigh rare meeting with Iran next week on Hormuz — Bloomberg

US consumer sentiment fell in early September as higher gasoline prices and renewed trade tensions heightened affordability concerns.

US consumer sentiment slides on higher gas, trade tensions

Oil prices fell on Friday but remained on course for a weekly gain of more than 8% while US diesel prices hit a record high as attacks along Middle East shipping routes stoked concerns about prolonged supply disruptions.

Oil falls but on track for 8% weekly gain on supply concerns; US diesel hits record high

Gold prices firmed over 1% on Friday, rebounding from recent losses and finding a short-term floor despite strong US inflation data lifting expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike next week.

Gold climbs on dip buying, Fed hike bets rise after US inflation data

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen ties between their countries, signalling their relationship remains resilient despite mounting pressure from Washington on New Delhi to distance itself from Moscow.

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