KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today despite positive expectations of the United States (US) improving data points.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — External concerns are expected to play a role in determining the direction of the ringgit next week, with investors keeping a close eye on the United States (US) retail sales, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The ringgit appreciated by 0.9 per cent against the US dollar as of November 9 (since October 1), broadly in line with the trend in other regional currencies, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysia will not face stagflation despite rising global inflation, with 2022 GDP growth expected to range between 5.5 per cent and 6.5 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today on better buying support ahead of Malaysia’s third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021) gross domestic product (GDP) result which will be released today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today, in line with other regional currencies, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) exports rose 5.3 per cent to 62,332 tonnes in September 2021 compared to 59,172 tonnes in August 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- It is estimated that more than 65,660 Bumiputera individuals have ventured into the p-hailing (food delivery) service industry, mostly during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) survey findings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) had increased in October 2021, rising by between 0.1 and 2.3 per cent in Peninsular Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Thursday on better buying interest for the greenback.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Wednesday, trading in a tight range as data points to inflation as the key risk factor for the economic outlook.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The Malaysian economy is expected to grow between 3 per cent and 4 per cent this year, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Malaysia’s e-commerce income surges to RM279.0 billion, a jump of 17.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The services sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021 recorded RM391 billion in revenue, or negative growth of 8.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM) In its Quarterly Services Statistics Q3 2021 report, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The volume index of wholesale and retail trade in Malaysia fell 11.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd has revised its forecast for Malaysia’s 2021 manufacturing production upwards to 8.5 per cent from 7.0 per cent projected earlier, driven by an expected surge in domestic demand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar today, galvanised by the better Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) data for September 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today, albeit moving in a tight range.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales grew 11.6 per cent in September 2021 to RM135.3 billion as compared to the same month in 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Sales value increased by 6.9 per cent against the previous month, driven by the Petroleum,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.5 per cent in September 2021, compared to the same month of the previous year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the expansion of IPI was...