Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade sales up 6.4% y-o-y to RM158.9bil in Nov
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM158.9 billion in November 2025, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 6.4 per cent.
Malaysia's IPI maintains positive momentum, rising 4.3% in Nov 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) rises 4.3 per cent year-on-year in November 2025, induced by positive momentum in all sectors, said the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM).
MARC Ratings forecasts Malaysia's economy to expand 4.3% in 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy is forecasted to grow by 4.3 per cent in 2026, supported by continued domestic demand and sustained investment activity, driven by rapid demand for electrical and electronic products as well as data centre infrastructure.
Affin Bank projects 4.3% GDP growth for Malaysia this year
GEORGE TOWN: Affin Bank Bhd expects Malaysia's economy to maintain its strong momentum with gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 4.3 per cent in 2026, following the likely 4.6 per cent expansion in 2025.
Lumpy growth forecast for tech sector this year
The local technology sector is expected to see an uneven earnings recovery this year with growth skewed towards front-end exposed names as better proxies to the growth in artificial intelligence (AI) compared with back-end-tech companies, analysts say.
Retail market heats up as year-end sales surge
As the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, many southern localities have rolled out coordinated measures to stimulate consumption.
Palatable outlook for consumer stocks
The consumer sector will continue to be driven by private consumption in the first half of 2026 (1H26), fuelled by a resilient labour market, tourism, targeted fiscal aid and the second phase of the civil service salary adjustments.
Treasuries up on US job weakness
Treasuries rose on Wednesday amid fresh signs of weakness in US employment that kept alive bets for at least two Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year.
Safeguard duties on cotton fabric imports imposed
The government has signed a regulation to impose safeguard duties on woven cotton fabrics to curb imports of the commodity in a bid to protect local industry. Finance Ministry Regulation No. 98/2025 was signed by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Dec 22, with the tariffs set to take effect soon.
Singapore interest rates likely to bottom out
Interest rates in Singapore could bottom out in the second quarter of 2026 as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cuts rates, shortening the wait for hedging opportunities.
