Malaysia
Economy
With the persistence of global risk aversion and an ongoing deterioration of economic conditions in Asia, we reiterate our bearish view of regional currencies. Evidence of deep recession...
2008-12-03Economy
Our sovereign risk ratings for Asia have fallen further since the August 2008 update, with most countries registering lower scores. This reflects BMI's expectations of significantly...
2008-11-21Economy
The Asia-Pacific region will face some stern tests in 2008-10. While we believe that the rise of Asia arguably represents the most significant shift in wealth in five hundred years...
2008-10-31Economy
Amid the current climate, we caution that volatility will continue to be the key watchword. While we continue to expect the ringgit to trend lower towards our new year-end target...
2008-09-25Economy
Malaysia's new Finance Minister Najib Razak has doused the flames of speculation surrounding a move to re-peg the country's ringgit currency to the dollar, categorically stating that...
2008-09-22Economy
BMI View: In view of the sharp falls in Asian currencies lately, we have been forced to re-assess our end-2008 and even end-2009 forecasts. We see further declines in the short term....
2008-09-18Economy
BMI View: We see further downside for Asian stock markets and currencies in the near term. Indeed, with most equity markets down by between 1.5% and 3.5% on Thursday September 11,...
2008-09-11Economy
Already under pressure from a build up of stocks and a weakening outlook for commodities, front-month crude palm oil futures fell to a one-year low of MYR2,445/tonne in Kuala Lumpur...
2008-08-19



