(source: The Edge Malaysia, 23 Feb 2008, compiled by Cindy Yeap)

Feb 23
- Bank of Japan to release minutes for January meeting
- Singapore to release CPI data for January
- Thailand to release GDP for 4Q2008

Feb 24
- BNM monetary policy meeting and interest rate announcement. Expectations are for the OPR to be cut by 50bps to 2%, although there are economists who reckon the rates would be kept on hold until later in the year.
- European Monetary Union to release euro-zone current account balance for December, and industrial new orders for 4Q2008
- Germany to release IFO - Business climate data for February
- US Conference Board to release consumer confidence data for February
- Feb chief Ben Bernanke's testimony

Feb 25
- Bank of Thailand interest rate decision. Officials have suggested further monetary easing from the 2% currently
- UK to release preliminary 4Q2008 GDP
- US national association of Realtors to release existing home sales for January

Feb 26
- Singapore to release industrial production for January
- Germany to release consumer confidence survey
- US to release durable good orders, and new home sales for January

Feb 27
- Malaysia to release 4Q2008 GDP data. Expectations are for growth to slow to 1.5% from 4.7% in 3Q2008 due to the contraction in the manufacturing sector
- Thailand to release trade data, manufacturing production, and foreign reserves data for January
- India to release 4Q 2008 GDP data
- Euro-Zone to release CPI, and unemployment data for January
- US to release preliminary 4Q2008 GDP data. Expectations are for the numbers to be revised downwards from negative 3.8% growth to -5.2%
- US University of Michigan to release consumer sentiment data for February
- Asean Summit (Day 1)

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source: email, Bloomberg

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From Dec 16 till early next year, StarBiz will bring us daily the views of top CEOs from various industries. They will speak on the industry outlook and their strategies to deal with the challenges brought about by the global crisis.

I will compile them all into this post for future reference.

Dec 16, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, CIMB Group CEO:
CIMB banks on asset base management

Dec 17, Roy Lim Kiam Chye, KLK Bhd Group plantation director:
KLK prepares safety net to ride tough times

Dec 19, Johan Dennelind, Digi.com Bhd CEO:
DiGi: Mobile communication will still thrive
(The Star online TV) Interview with CEO -- DiGi.Com Part 4

Dec 24, Margaret Lim, Aegis Media Malaysia Sdn Bhd CEO:
Digital media to gain more ground

Dec 25, Jack Bowles, British American Tobacco (M) Sdn Bhd managing director:
Tobacco industry faces sales volume pressure

Dec 29, Chandran Aloysius Rajadurai, Deleum Bhd managing director:
Deleum gears up to deliver the best

Dec 30, Datuk Seri Jamaludin Ibrahim, TM International Bhd president and group CEO:
TM International sees silver lining amid crisis

2009 Jan 02, Kee Cheng Teik, Mutiara Goodyear Development Bhd CEO:
Mutiara Goodyear seeks to expand landbank

Jan 05, Datuk Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Bursa Malaysia Bhd CEO:
Bursa to lift Malaysia’s profile

Jan 06, Lee Swee Eng, KNM Group Bhd Managing Director:
Opportunities in the Middle East

Jan 07, Datuk Seri Leong Hoy Kum, Mah Sing Group Bhd Group President and CEO:
High-end landed property still in demand

Jan 09, Liew Sip Chon, Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd president and CEO:
Canon zooms in on new growth areas

Jan 13, Datin Irene Gan, Reliance Pacific Bhd CEO:
Tourism and travel may stagnate or decrease

Jan 14, Datuk Zamzamzairani, Telekom Malaysia Bhd group CEO:
TM’s new growth engine

Jan 15, Nagendran Nadarajah, Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd MD:
Perisai carves a niche in oil and gas sector

Jan 16, Julian Wynter, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd MD and CEO:
StanChart sees local economy growing at 2.5%

Jan 21, Bill Lisle, Prudential:
Need to regain confidence

Jan 22, Charles Ireland, Guinness Anchor Bhd managing director:
Tough market a boon to Guinness Anchor

Jan 23, Leong Chee Tung, GD Express Carrier Bhd CEO:
Express carrier to compete more on service, less on price

Jan 26, Datuk Seri Idris Jala, Malaysia Airlines MD and CEO:
MAS remains focused on transformation plan

Jan 28, Ngian Siew Siong, property development division, Sunway City Berhad, MD:
Best of both worlds

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Dear all,

Please register yourself to:

KFH Research Ltd. (slow loading)



Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia



What reports are available?

- Treasury
- Equity
- Bonds
- Economic trend

Who participated ?

- RHB Investment Bank
- Morgan Stanley
- KFH research house
- Maybank Investment Bank
- AmInvestment Group, AmResearch
- CIMB
- OSK
- Amanie Business Solutions
- Islamic Finance News

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(source: The Edge Malaysia, 02 Feb 2008, compiled by Kathy Fong)

Feb 2
- US to release personal income for December, 2008
- Thailand to release CPI for December, 2008
- Indonesia to release inflation for December, 2008
- Hong Kong to release retail sales

Feb 3
- US to release pending homes sales for December, 2008
- Singapore to release purchasing managers index and electronic sector index
- Indonesia to release data on foreign reserve

Feb 4
- US to release total vehicle sales and domestic vehicle sales
- China to release PMI manufacturing index
- Bank Indonesia to release reference rate

Feb 5
- US to release unit labour cost and factory orders
- European Central Bank ECB to announce interest rates

Feb 6
- US to release change in non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate
- Malaysia to announce foreign reserve figure

Important dates:
Feb 3, 5, 6

Economic data is expected to worsen amid the global recession. Market sentiment has reflected the lower valuation despite the possible BARP suggested. ECB might cut interest rates further, a possible rally for the bonds yet it also indicates the economy is grim and gloomier. US unemployment rate is expected to rise, further dampen the market sentiment

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