Reports

Longing for Langkawi's beaches or a bowl of laksa in Penang? You're not alone: Malaysia is having the strongest tourism rebound in Southeast Asia.

Narendra Modi and his BJP party are seeking a renewed mandate from Indian voters. Over his decade in power, India has become the world’s fastest-growing major economy and absolute poverty levels have fallen steadily. On measures of inequality, the picture is mixed.

As Fed Chair Jay Powell surveys the surprisingly resilient US economy that followed his tightening cycle, our nowcast suggests manufacturing remains a pocket of weakness. Industrial production shrank by 0.2% year-on-year in March, according to CEIC’s latest estimate. That’s unchanged from February.