On Monday, March 10, 2025, the U.S. stock market saw a sharp decline, with the Nasdaq Index falling over 4%. This followed President Trump's announcement of higher tariffs on imports, which exceeded market expectations.
The policy is expected to raise production costs, fuel inflation, and tighten financial conditions. Goldman Sachs has cut its 2025 U.S. GDP growth forecast from 2.4% to 1.7%.
Fears of trade friction and its impact on the economy ha...

Recently, the financial markets have been turbulent, and the Malaysian stock market has not been immune, falling into a downward trend.
As of March 12, 2025, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 2.32% to 1,484.83 points, reaching its lowest level since the end of January last year. However, in my view, this is likely just a temporary storm, with a clear logical thread behind it.
I. Let's first discuss the chain reaction caused b...

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