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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's leading index (LI) maintained its positive growth for 14 consecutive months, rising 0.4 per cent to 112.5 points in January 2025 versus 112.1 points in January 2024, said Statistics Department Malaysia (DoSM).
Thailand's economy is expected to grow 3.4% in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, which would be the fastest pace in 10 quarters, helped by government stimulus measures, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday (March 5).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's wood furniture exports recorded a total of RM9.9bil last year, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI saw a modest recovery but failed to gain momentum, remaining in negative territory as investor sentiment stayed subdued amidst ongoing market uncertainties.
LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon shares fell 4% in Frankfurt on Friday a day after the retailer's results showed weakness in its cloud computing unit and it forecast and lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue and profit.
PETALING JAYA: Assuming month-on-month (m-o-m) loan expansion of 0.6% to 0.7% in December, the banking sector would have recorded a loan growth in the range of 5.3% to 5.4% in 2024, says CGS International (CGSI) Research.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Consumer Confidence Index increased by four percent in January 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a survey conducted by market research firm Ipsos.
Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, fell at a slower pace 0.4% in November 2024, as compared to a 2.4% drop recorded in October 2024.
SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy expanded by 4.4 per cent in 2024, up from an earlier 4.0 per cent advance estimate, according to the Trade and Industry Ministry (MTI) today.
BEIJING: China's industrial output rose 5.4% from a year earlier in November, quickening from October's 5.3% growth, signalling tentative stabilisation in the world's second-largest economy as recent stimulus measures start to gain traction.
The Philippines' central bank said on Friday it will maintain its current annual inflation target of 2% to 4% through to the end of 2028, saying the outlook was for inflation to stay manageable.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, fell 0.4% in November 2024, as compared to a 2.4% drop recorded in October 2024.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nintendo said on Thursday it will release the Switch 2 console this year, unveiling a device that appeared to closely follow the design of its popular predecessor.
BEIJING: China's economy grew 5.4% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, significantly beating analysts' expectations and enabling the government to meet its annual growth target.
TOKYO: Japan's Nintendo said on Thursday it will release the Switch 2 console this year, unveiling a device that appeared to closely follow the design of its popular predecessor.
KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd, which saw its net profit up 12.4% in the third quarter ended Sept 30 (3Q24), continues to see opportunities for business banking growth.
PETALING JAYA: The retail industry is expected to experience a 4% growth rate in 2025, says Retail Group Malaysia (RGM).
(Reuters) - U.S. asset management firm Vanguard Group increased its stake in independent power producer Talen Energy Corp to 10.4%, according to a filing on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS Dagangan Bhd (PetDag) will continue to focus on streamlining operations and improving efficiency while expanding its core and non-fuel segments.
KUALA LUMPUR: Retailers at Battersea Power Station, Malaysia's largest investment involving public funds in Europe, saw a sales growth of 13.4 per cent in November and December 2024, compared to the same festive trading period in 2023.
