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Small Boosts Amid The Weak Sentiment

The Morning Run Crew

03-Jan-19 07:45

Small Boosts Amid The Weak Sentiment

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines: 

00:12 - Based on the Nikkei Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Malaysia’s manufacturing sector output dropped to a 6 and ½ year low. What does this mean for our economy?

02:43 - The banking sector is facing a similar slowdown in its loan growth projections for 2019. The Morning Run crew dives into this.

03:46 - Maybank has given their employees a raise of 10% through agreements with the employees' unions.

06:16 - In the strain of recession and contraction, news broke this morning that Apple lowered its outlook for its first-quarter revenue after an unexpected slowdown in demand from China.

09:02 - Ekuinas has launched a RM1 billion fund that will be used to accelerate growth of high potential local businesses.

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Julian Ng


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Categories:  Business Analysis

Tags:  MaybankPMImanufacturingoutputloan growthslowdownAppleEkuinas





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