Economics Malaysia

I attending a talk on property today, which brought to mind the “evidence” that we have a budding property bubble. The consensus today is th...

There’s lots of things to talk about this month, but I haven’t much time to go into detail just yet. So this will be short and sweet, until ...

Back in the news again: Dinar only for keeping, not trading, says Awang Adek BACHOK: The Federal Government does not see any p...

I reported yesterday on a Morgan Stanley report that discusses the state of government finances. Bill Mitchell, a proponent of Modern Monet...

From The Economist Free Exchange blog: Intrigue at the IMF THINGS are hotting up at the IMF, and it doesn’t have anything to d...

There’s a fascinating article on Morgan Stanley’s Global Economic Forum today, assessing the state of government finances in the West: ...

I just can’t leave this topic alone. But it’s interesting to contrast the Malaysian experience with what’s going on in the US and Europe rig...

Maybe its his Asian perspective, since he’s based in the East now, but calling for interest rate hikes in the developed world is about on pa...

There’s a popular belief that’s been hanging around since late 2008 that the US and other countries that have engaged in quantitative easing...

I reported a few months back that the Department of Statistics has started issuing monthly employment and unemployment reports. I haven’t t...

It’s really short on the theory, but that’s what makes this World Bank blog post a good primer for development issues: Pathways to De...

So the PM says: PM: Strengthening economic fundamentals better than stimulus packages PUTRAJAYA: It is better for the governmen...