Flying and met angels, in dreamland already...

The only way one can save more with GST is goods price is not being raised, which is unlikely.

Money must come from somewhere.
Money will no be born on its own.

If gov can raise more tax through GST, means someone need to pay more than current situation, as simple as that.

If it is come from those not paying tax one, then they will have less disposal income. Less disposal income, if they are employee, they will demand employers for a payrise to cover loss of disposal income. Payrise occur, employers will seek way to raise price of goods.

If it is come from employer, then they will seek way to raise goods price.

So whether essential items are excluded from GST or not, doesn't means there will no inflation pressure.

If gov managed to raise revenue through GST, then it must come from somewhere.
For eg. if gov managed to get extra 20 billion from GST implementation, someone needs to pay for those tax. Either company profit margin reduce, people has less disposal income or goods price being raise, wages being raised to compensate back.

Yes, GST seems fairer as you pay tax when you buy, (even I viewed there is needs for gov to implement as gov may have difficulty to run with continous high deficit and huge civil servant payroll)

But at the moment, the poor and lower middle class people are not being taxed. But after implementation of GST, even though essential are exempted, but they can be hit indirectly through inflation. You can have sugar, rice price remains the same, but you can't stop mixed rice, roti canai, teh tarik price being raised due to cost of running it become higher.

Recent implementation of min wages already give us example, many hawker, mixed rice stall raised price because of it.

It is very common newer software facing problem of proper loading, as broker side may not update their software, or may have compatibility issue (minor loading problem sometimes).

I had experience before with Java as well.
Update to the latest java, cannot load properly, need to revert back to the oldest version, then run perfectly.

1800 before 505?

One of major root of problem of 1997 AFC, was about unsustainable high external short debt.
As at that time, due to red hot economy in Asean countries, many go for external borrowing to fund the needs of money. (as USD and Yen is cheap due to rising currency of those countries)

Yen weakness is not the culprit of AFC.

Why link Yen weakness to AFC?

The ultimate question, did/does the JGB bond yield rise above 2 percent?

It is almost identical to article saying US debt is too high and unsustainable, treasuries is too low yield, USD is going to crash etc (didn't we heard this many many time already?). it has been talked for years, and now US economy is way better than most countries, stock market making new high. USD is not crashing either.
Those bet against treasuries one has been in losing money position for many years.

In reality or so far from my own experience, economy, market a lot of time do not behave like text book saying.

Normally, when new fund mushrooming on certain sector or region time, peak may not far away...

Last time, small cap fund (when 2nd board and third liners were hot time)
Then property (global/region) funds were mushrooming before 2006~2007.
After that China theme funds.

So when many funds appearing and concentrate on certain theme, better be wary.
Just like recently many like Reit and properties investing, make me concern about this sector.

Crowded trade is always a warning sign. Gold was the latest crowded trade investment target just not too long ago.

No more share left, ----> privatise, game over.

Isn' it nose dive provide opportunity for retailers...

Buy at nose dive then wait another 6 months...

or should be the other way round, ie. bulk of MISC business come from Petronas?

Gas can be transport via pipe, not all gas must be necessary must be using ship.
In fact, in my working industrial area, gas pipe are lay across the industrial area that supply the factories for industrial usage around.

It is always good that company does not venture big into business or sector outside their core strength of business
Just remind me Sime bank

It is buried in most people mind already aka being educated since childhood that gold is something valuable.

Paper gold, cannot be touched, hold on , feel, see its shinning yellowish colour, but physical gold can.

So need to pay a premium price for those "feeling".

The problem is old stocks or inventory that previously bought at high price may suffer loss in value.

I do not know how gold shop accountant value their gold inventory, so I do not know how it is affecting its account.