Malaysia has secured a total of RM230.07 billion in foreign direct investment(FDI) commitments through a series of Trade and Investment Missions (TIM) held from January to September 2023, according to the Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Indonesia booked 196.2 trillion rupiah (RM58.9 billion) worth of foreign direct investment in the third quarter, up 16.2% from a year earlier, according to data on Friday from its investment ministry, which kept records in rupiah terms.
Foreign investors are returning to Thailand’s bonds after a rout drove yields to the highest in nine years.
UK consumer confidence fell the most since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as cash-strapped households felt the impact of persistent inflation and higher interest rates.
Applications for US unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since January as the labour market kept powering ahead.
Japanese consumer inflation grew slightly more than expected in September as food prices remained elevated, while a core inflation reading that is closely watched by the Bank of Japan remained near 40-year peaks.