Malaysia's industrial output growth moderated for the first time in three months in August, figures from the Department of Statistics showed on Friday.Industrial production climbed 4.1 percent yearly in August, slower than the 5.3 percent surge in the previous month. Meanwhile, economists had expected the growth to improve slightly to 5.4 percent. Among sectors, the annual growth in manufacturing ...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.