Malaysia’s much better-than-expected growth last quarter has prompted a flurry of analyst upgrades to their forecasts for this year, with some predicting the Southeast Asian nation will once again outperform official projections.
Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, boosted by industrial and retail trade, official data showed on Monday, though the agriculture sector slowed.
U.S. consumer prices likely maintained a steady pace of increase in January as businesses raised prices at the start of the year, which together with a stabilizing labor market could allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged for a while.
Malaysia’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in three years in 2025, surpassing expectations as strong domestic demand, exports and investment propelled growth, with momentum likely to continue this year, the central bank said on Friday.
The Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) is targeting the rehabilitation of 4,137 hectares (ha) of abandoned plantations this year and 2,750ha in 2027, involving smallholder farms and private estates nationwide, said the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK).
Asian stocks slipped on Friday, tracking an overnight slide in U.S. technology shares as renewed jitters over artificial intelligence valuations dented risk appetite, although regional markets were still on course for strong weekly gains.