macroeconomics

Foreign fund flows into the equity market have been proven to have outsized impact on stock prices.

Don’t get us wrong. A stronger ringgit is good, as it means greater purchasing power for the people.

Malaysians, by and large, do not want confrontation.

The fact is Malaysia is falling behind in terms of attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) in the region.

In the real world, there is a whole range of interpretations and degrees of democracy in practice.

LSE economist says that policymakers should not fear that taxes on the rich to fund Covid-19 recovery will hurt their economies.

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): Macroeconomics was one of the casualties of the 2008 global financial crisis. Conventional macroeconomic models failed to predict the calamity or to provide a coherent explanation for it, and thus were unable to offer guidance on how

SINGAPORE (April 3): Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan nosedived over 1Q19 with just 666 deals amounting to US$119.9 billion ($162.3 billion), amid economic headwinds and a still-unresolved trade war between the US and

SINGAPORE (Feb 1): American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) says the best-case scenario emerging from the 90-day truce between US and China, which ends on March 1, would be a mutual agreement to short-term measures.

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): Fitch Ratings says decent US domestic demand and real GDP growth of over 6% for China are still two achievable scenarios in 2019, in spite of market concerns of a sharp downturn in growth this year.