AI Search: Foreign investors poured a record US$3.9 billion into Malaysian bonds in August amid an AI data-center boom.
Foreign investors poured a record US$3.9 billion into Malaysian bonds in August amid an AI data-center boom. The substantial inflows supported the ringgit and boosted Malaysian equities at market open.
Sources: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/global-markets-global-markets-2026-09-07/, https://mediaselangor.com/en/2026/09/394301, https://www.reuters.c
Previous verdicts for EWM
- AI Search: World Bank Lifts Malaysia Growth Outlook, Supporting EWM — 2026-10-06
- AI Search: Malaysia's upgraded growth outlook gives EWM a regional lift — 2026-10-06
- AI Search: The strongest new Malaysia macro development is the ADB's upward revision to Malaysia's growth outlook for 2026 and 2027. — 2026-09-23
- Rate Fears Weigh — 2026-09-17
- Oil spike crushes EMs — 2026-09-11
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