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― Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet

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Datametrics Research and Information Centre Sdn. Bhd. (“DARE”)

Founded in 2021, we are a Malaysian Think Tank committed to researching and championing essential sectors in the Malaysian economy. Doubling as a research and strategy consulting firm, we offer specialized market research, industry intelligence, and strategy consulting solutions. Our mission is to provide insightful guidance for informed business and investment decisions to regulatory authorities, professional advisers, and the public through uniquely crafted services that leverage our deep market knowledge and industry connections.


We offer specialized market research, industry intelligence, and strategy consulting solutions, each uniquely crafted to leverage our deep market knowledge and industry connections


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Research & Publications

May 03, 2025
SC must step up enforcement

A crucial function of the Securities Commission (SC) is enforcement...

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April 26, 2025
Trump’s risky ‘Powell play’

The US Federal Reserve (Fed), especially its chair Jerome Powell, has come under increasing pressure from US President Donald Trump to cut...

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April 19, 2025
The rise of the 3Cs

Not many would have thought that 2025 would be a turbulent year for financial markets, despite early warning signs from Donald Trump’s...

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April 12, 2025
Trump fumbles self-made crisis

By now, the Google search engine must be overwhelmed with searches for the words “tariff” and “Trump”, as the world has been bombarded with...

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April 05, 2025
Light at the end of the tunnel?

IN March this year alone, foreign shareholders net sold some RM4.63bil worth of positions in the equity market, the largest outflow in...

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