Malaysia’s strong 5.2% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q2025) places the country firmly on track to achieve the higher end of the 2025 growth target of 4.0% to 4.8%, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
European Union officials may cut growth forecasts for 2026 in the coming week in an assessment of damage to the region’s economy, a year after Donald Trump won back the White House.
Oil dropped following signs that activity had resumed at the key Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, after a Ukrainian strike last week led to some damage and a suspension of operations.
Japan’s economy contracted for the first time in six quarters, supporting Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s case to compile an ambitious economic stimulus package.
Japan’s wholesale prices rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month due in part to falling import costs, central bank data showed on Thursday.
U.S. light-vehicle sales slowed in October as the market absorbed the loss of key electric vehicle tax credits and a seasonal dip in consumer demand, according to preliminary data from GlobalData.