CURRENTECONOMY Malaysia’s inflation remains at 1.5 pct in January — DOSMEditor Selangor JournalFebruary 23, 2024 by Editor Selangor JournalFebruary 23, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Malaysia’s headline inflation remained at 1.5 per cent in January 2024 with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 131.4 points...
CURRENTECONOMY BNM Governor: Need to stay vigilant as core inflation remains elevatedEditor Selangor JournalJuly 9, 2023 by Editor Selangor JournalJuly 9, 2023 KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Malaysia must stay vigilant on inflation given that core inflation is still elevated at a higher-than-usual level, according to Bank...
CURRENTGLOBAL Singapore’s fight against inflation still on amid uncertain growth outlook — Central bankEditor Selangor JournalJuly 5, 2023 by Editor Selangor JournalJuly 5, 2023 SINGAPORE, July 5 — Singapore’s central bank warned on Wednesday of weak near-term growth for one of Asia’s top financial hubs and said its fight...
CURRENTECONOMY Research houses expects headline inflation to ease to 2.9 pct, core inflation at three pct in 2023Editor Selangor JournalJune 23, 2023 by Editor Selangor JournalJune 23, 2023 KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — OCBC Bank expects the headline inflation to ease to 2.9 per cent in 2023 from 3.4 per cent in 2022,...
CURRENTGLOBAL Tightening risks loom as Singapore’s July core inflation hits 13-year highEditor Selangor JournalAugust 23, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalAugust 23, 2022 SINGAPORE, Aug 23 — Singapore’s key consumer price gauge in July rose again at its fastest pace in more than 13 years, official data showed...
CURRENTECONOMY Core inflation forecast at upper range of two, three pct in 2022 — BNMEditor Selangor JournalAugust 12, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalAugust 12, 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Core inflation is projected to be closer to the upper end of the 2.0 to 3.0 per cent range in...
CURRENTECONOMYNATIONAL Malaysia inflation rises 2.2 pct, food inflation up 4.0 pct in March 2022Editor Selangor JournalApril 22, 2022April 23, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalApril 22, 2022April 23, 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March 2022 rose by 2.2 per cent to 125.6 against 122.9 in March 2021,...