Short position: A pause too soon?, Maybulk’s changing business, Felcra reset

MPC had a quite rosy outlook on the Malaysian economy, saying that “the latest data indicated continued economic expansion in the final quarter of last year on account of resilient domestic demand.” — Bloomberg

A pause too soon?

IT was indeed a surprise when all but one economist from 27 predicted that the overnight policy rate (OPR) would be hiked by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday and there was no increase.