US retail sales rebound in February; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON: U.S. retail sales rebounded in February, driven by increases at auto dealerships and gasoline service stations, but consumer spending…
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Expansion in global PMI a boon for Malaysia
Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) is expected to gather steam this year in line with better global manufacturing purchasing managers’…
Global fuel prices are surging on supply risks
Disruptions on the world’s major trade routes, refinery closures and resurgent demand are pushing up global fuel prices and making…
Chip upcycle under way
With global semiconductor sales in January growing at the fastest pace in 20 months, this likely marks the beginning of…
Russia: Broker to take on frozen assets swap
Russians who own frozen foreign securities will be able to apply from March 25 to sell them to foreigners with…
UK economy grows by 0.2% in January
LONDON: Britain's economic output grew by an as expected 0.2% in January, after entering a shallow recession in the second…
Wholesale, retail trade sales up 5.4% to RM142.4bil in January 2024 – DoSM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded a sales value of RM142.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent…
Miti to leverage on insights from survey
The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) will leverage on insights from the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce’s (Amcham) Economic…
Industrial output gets off to a good start
While the industrial production index (IPI) registered a better-than-expected performance in January, it remains to be seen if the momentum…