Economics Malaysia

While disappointing, the results weren’t totally unexpected. In fact, the y-o-y number of 4.0% came in somewhat higher than the consensus es...

It’s a stylised fact and almost universally accepted that Malaysia is caught in a middle income trap. But a funny thing happened when I went...

I hadn’t touched a computer since last Friday, so I only heard the news Monday morning. While S&P’s move was a bit of a surprise, coming...

Hard to say whether we’re seeing incipient signs of recovery, but yesterday’s report from Matrade shows that Malaysia’s external trade has ...

After a short hiatus for the beginning of fasting month, I’m back…or at least until we come up to Aidil Fitri As a follow up to my post a ...

Decided on in the Wednesday cabinet meeting, we’ve got another National Key Result Area to go along with the six already in place: PM...

At The Economist’s Free Exchange blog, A.D. tries to figure out whether gold is in a bubble (excerpt): Turning gold into dross ...

I can sooooo relate to the problem outlined in this post: How to find a topic for an economics research essay Calculus. Years ...

The Ringgit has continued to rise against the USD, despite some hiccoughs along the way (index numbers; 2000=100): What’s apparent is th...

May’s employment numbers, released last week, show job losses of about 200k in May:

In an rather unusual move by central bank standards, BNM issued a statement on Friday marking the 6th anniversary of the lifting of the USD ...

Yesterday’s inflation report suggests at best a deceleration in inflationary pressures (log annual and monthly changes):