KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The total global debt rose a record US$24 trillion in 2020, pushing global leverage up a staggering 34 percentage points to a new high of 366 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to have grown by 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021), compared to the 0.3 per cent contraction seen in Q4 2020, said Moody's Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia’s trade performance will continue its momentum in March 2021, while imports are expected to continue picking up as domestic demand returns with the movement control order ending early this month, said Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Moody's Analytics expects Malaysia's consumer price index (CPI) to come in at 3.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Asia-Pacific (Apac) economy continues to lead global growth as vaccines begin to be rolled out throughout the region as well as across the globe, according to Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The Asia-Pacific (Apac) economy is leading the global recovery from Covid-19, driven by the control of the pandemic, the easing of lockdowns and the improvement in global trade, said Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to contract by 5.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020) due to strict movement restrictions that have dampened domestic consumption and fixed investments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is leading the world in terms of economic recovery, however, the pace of recovery is by no means uniform due to several factors, said Moody’s Analytics (Moody’s).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The worst of the catastrophic blow to the global economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is over, and the severe downturn that has engulfed the global economy since the beginning of the year likely hit bottom in May, said Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.