Malaysia an attractive investment destination: Malaysia is an attractive premier investment destination particularly for high-technology and knowledge-driven companies, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.  <more…>

Interest rates still 'accommodative': Zeti: Malaysian interest rates are still “accommodative,” Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the country’s central bank governor, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.  <more…>

Economy in U.S. probably expanded at the fastest pace in more than a year: The economy in the U.S. probably expanded in the fourth quarter at the fastest pace of 2011 as consumer spending picked up and companies rebuilt stockpiles, economists said before a report today.  <more…>

Japan’s retail sales revival to prop up growth as exports slide: economy: Japan’s retail sales grew at the fastest pace in more than a year as a rebound in consumer spending propped up an economy reeling from the March earthquake and a deepening export slump.   <more…>