October inflation expected to continue cooling

Bank Muamalat's Mohd Afzanizam opined that core inflation will continue to rise at a moderate pace.

PETALING JAYA: All eyes are on the October inflation data due today, as experts anticipate price pressures to continue moderating and to take some burden off the government, whose popularity is tainted by the stubbornly high living costs.

A Merdeka Centre survey this week revealed that 72% of respondents were dissatisfied with the way the government is addressing cost of living issues.