KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The 100-basis point cut in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) ratio by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on May 8 was to give the Monetary Policy Committee room to assess the impact of the United States-led tariff shock on exports, said Moody’s Analytics.

SINGAPORE, April 24 — Malaysia’s headline inflation is expected to tick up in the latter half of the year, following its lowest reading in more than four years in March, said Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The ripple effects of higher oil prices on Asia Pacific (Apac) economies and globally are expected to be felt if the current development of Middle East tension is not defused soon, said a research house.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Moody's Analytics reckons that the 4 per cent growth forecast for Malaysia in 2023 is reasonable for countries in the region although this will be at the lower end of Bank Negara Malaysia’s estimated range.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Malaysia’s economic growth is likely to moderate in 2023 with the gross domestic product (GDP) expected to grow 4.1 per cent after an exceptional 8.7 per cent expansion in 2022, said Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Malaysia’s services and manufacturing growth, the big factor behind the country’s strong third quarter (Q3) gross domestic product (GDP) print, are projected to continue their growth into 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Weakened trade patterns and persistent inflation will dampen economic growth in the second half of this year, but 2022 will maintain its general pattern of economic recovery and expansion across the Asia Pacific (Apac) region, said Moody’s Analytics today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Inflation in developing economies, including Malaysia and Indonesia, is likely to return to more normal readings at a pace akin to those of developed economies.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The economy of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continues to show resilience in the face of inflation caused by sanctions on Russia, goods and commodities shortages after the invasion of Ukraine, as well as local shutdowns in China due to the republic’s zero-Covid policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Moody’s Analytics expects global real gross domestic demand (GDP) growth to decelerate in 2022, as policy support fades, pent-up demand cools, supply-side inflation remains elevated, and interest rate tightening gains pace.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Malaysia’s outlook is tentatively optimistic as the domestic economy has largely reopened and restrictions are unlikely to be reinstated despite the Omicron wave, Moody’s Analytics said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Moody’s Analytics believes that Asia Pacific (Apac) will experience a moderate impact on inflation and supply chain disruptions as direct trade between Ukraine and the region is limited.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown 3.0 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with a 4.5 per cent contraction in the prior quarter, Moody's Analytics said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Moody's Analytics expects the global semiconductor chip shortage to continue amid the Covid-19 Omicron surge, driven by multiple factors, but not worsening in 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Moody’s Analytics has upgraded its economic growth projection for Malaysia to 5.0 per cent next year with the expansionary Budget 2022 supporting its brightening outlook for the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Asia-Pacific (Apac) economy is emerging from an extremely weak third quarter (Q3) that was weighed down by the combined effects of mobility restrictions to contain the Delta variant of Covid-19 and the resulting supply-chain disruptions and weak domestic demand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 —  Policymakers do not have the same appetite or ability to cushion economies as they did at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as other concerns are coming to the forefront, said Moody’s Analytics today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 —  Moody’s Analytics is expecting the global real gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound 5.7 per cent in 2021, following the historic 3.6 per cent contraction in 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Some Asia-Pacific countries, including Malaysia, are expected to take significant hits in terms of economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) this year due to a resurgence in Covid-19 infections in the region, according to Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Malaysia’s economic recovery is expected to be affected by the latest surge in Covid-19 infections that triggered a two-week lockdown, from June 1-14, 2021.