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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total trade surged 53.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM396.5 billion in September 2026 from RM258.1 billion a year earlier, supported by strong growth in both exports and imports, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation eased to 1.8 per cent in September 2026 compared to 1.9 per cent in the previous month, with the index points increasing to 137.6 from 135.2 in September 2025, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Resilient domestic demand, sustained investment activity and supportive export prospects should underpin Malaysia's fourth quarter 2026 (4Q 2026) growth momentum, according to CGS International Securities Malaysia.
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against the weakening greenback on Thursday as investors assessed market conditions ahead of the release of Malaysia’s advance gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for the third quarter of 2026 (3Q 2026) tomorrow.
By Muhammaf Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi and Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Thursday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data bolstered expectations of a possible interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve (Fed), lending support to the greenback.
IPOH, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Perak has contributed RM12.29 billion, or 0.5 per cent, to Malaysia’s total trade in the first eight months of this year (8M 2026), an increase of 7.6 per cent compared with 8M 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd's unit NovaAir Industrial Gases Sdn Bhd aims to raise the Kuala Lumpur plant’s capacity utilisation to above 90 per cent within two years.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The government will continue to strengthen efforts to stabilise the prices of essential goods to address concerns over rising living costs following the implementation of the RM2,000 minimum wage effective June 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The iron and steel sector is among those frequently facing pressure from dumped imports of intermediate goods, with eight of Malaysia’s nine existing anti-dumping measures covering products in the sector.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly higher on Monday, supported by stronger export demand reflected in the latest October cargo surveyor estimates, said a trader.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market finished higher on Monday, with Standard Malaysian Rubber 20 (SMR 20) climbing 13.5 sen to hit 1,074.5 sen per kilogramme (kg), its highest level since May 9, 2012.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rose by 691,835 tonnes, or 24.54 per cent, to 3.51 million tonnes in September this year from 2.8 million tonnes a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
