tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post4683272274017337369..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: BNM Watch: Wishin’ I Was Luckyhishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-10206374333966814892015-03-05T17:36:45.044+08:002015-03-05T17:36:45.044+08:00Thanx bro.
Look fwd also yr post on matters affec...Thanx bro.<br /> Look fwd also yr post on matters affecting the mid low mass. CPI, purchasing power etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-38824856162436678382015-03-05T16:01:09.374+08:002015-03-05T16:01:09.374+08:00@anon 11.44
It's just another way of calculat...@anon 11.44<br /><br />It's just another way of calculating percentage change, and results in nearly the same numbers. There are advantages to economic modelling and statistical testing by using log differences instead of percentages, which is why I use log changes for convenience.<br /><br />Don't worry about it, just take the scale as being in percentage terms i.e. 0.02 = 2%, 0.04 = 4% hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-22947027822365044732015-03-05T15:56:04.275+08:002015-03-05T15:56:04.275+08:00@anon
I've no idea where you're going wit...@anon<br /><br />I've no idea where you're going with this.<br /><br />1. China as a bigger market was true yesterday, is true today, and will be true tomorrow. Yet foreign investors still come to Malaysia. Wage competitiveness however has changed. I don't see why this is a concern, especially with both Malaysia and China both tied into the East Asian supply chain. We don't hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-84748614869722264052015-03-05T15:06:22.743+08:002015-03-05T15:06:22.743+08:00Well, if China is "not a low cost producer an...Well, if China is "not a low cost producer anymore", as you have stated, isn't that grounds for concern?<br /><br />Why would foreign investors, for example, want to invest in Malaysia when they can do so in China, and have the vastly bigger China market as an added bonus?<br /><br />And, picking up on your 2nd point, my question is what will happen if the MYR stays weak when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-20139730271092159352015-03-05T11:44:14.032+08:002015-03-05T11:44:14.032+08:00Hi hisham,
Really like y comments but having probl...Hi hisham,<br />Really like y comments but having problem catching up since im just an ordinary person. How do you translate the log annual and quarterly into indicator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-18768700798037568282015-03-04T15:28:10.747+08:002015-03-04T15:28:10.747+08:00@anon
1. The MYR is nearly 14% down against the C...@anon<br /><br />1. The MYR is nearly 14% down against the CNY since 2010. I wouldn't worry about Malaysia's competitiveness versus China's, especially since unit labour costs in China are now virtually on par with Malaysia i.e. China is not a low cost producer anymore.<br /><br />2. <i>"More to the point, is the Malaysian economy in good enough shape to be able to cope with a hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-70760234314574742422015-03-03T17:13:52.085+08:002015-03-03T17:13:52.085+08:00China has cut interest rates for the second time i...China has cut interest rates for the second time in 3 months. The RMB is under pressure, with another 100 bps cut in reserve requirement ratio and another 25 bps cut in the deposit rate by year-end.<br /><br />UOB and Credit Suisse expect the RMB to weaken further to 6.33 against the USD.<br /><br />Fred Neumann (co-head of Asian Economics Research at HSBC) said there "could be increased Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-19401883199305722672015-03-03T13:35:39.935+08:002015-03-03T13:35:39.935+08:00Hishamh, i'm rather hoping for a drop in inter...Hishamh, i'm rather hoping for a drop in interest rates so that stock prices will pick up cos i need to monetise some of my stocks to pay for my house renovations LOLdukuheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663352492665996494noreply@blogger.com