Malaysia's trade performance continued to soar as the country's trade recorded its highest value of RM1.73 trillion, an increase of 4.7% for the period from January to July 2025 compared to RM1.65 trillion in the same period last year.

China’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in over a year in August, a private survey showed, as the summer travel season powered demand during what has otherwise been a relatively weak stretch for domestic consumption.

The next reading of Malaysia’s manufacturing activity will be closely watched as a key gauge of resilience, even as August data showed tentative signs of improvement, analysts said.

US consumers is set for its steepest drop since the pandemic as shoppers — particularly Gen Z — pull back amid economic uncertainty, a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey showed.

Thailand’s economic growth next year is looking increasingly at risk amid a possible delay in the budget because of the country’s political deadlock, according to outgoing central bank Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput.

Oil prices eased in Asia on Wednesday but held near one-month highs on the back of new US sanctions on a network of shipping companies and vessels, while traders looked ahead to an OPEC+ meeting over the weekend.