Malaysia Money Matters

A strategic view, if you will: Lots of Fire element, hence it is an aggressive year. Very creative but also very confrontational. Economies will be vibrant in the 1st half of the year then cool down again in the 2nd half. So make hay while the sun shines. I think a lot of the worry is actually caused by the media (who need to have something to report! And doom & gloom make for sensational news) and by everyone else who have this mistaken notion that economies must *always* grow. No, they are cyclical. If you don't grasp that fact and put into your business forecasts, then you will *always* be wrong and miss targets. Banking looks set to do well (phew!) - I hope the worst of the compliance issues everywhere have been resolved after some major fines being meted out in 2013. Looking at the 24 Mountains chart and compared to the political stage here in Malaysia, we're in for ANOTHER dramatic year. This time, both the Snake (PM Najib) and the Rabbit (Opp Leader Anw...

Now it seems that the General Elections may be held in March next year when the current mandate runs out. Looks like they would rather buy time and risk the Opposition accusing them of being cowards. What with the recent spate of defections in Sabah and the late DPM Ghafar Baba's son Tamrin joining PAS, the mood seems to be that some of them want to be on the 'winning team' while it is still possible. Personally, I'm a bit leery of that but ah well, lets see how it all pans out. I do think it is time for a change but what that change turns out to be in the short, medium and long run is hard to predict. I'm fairly optimistic for the long run view and possibly in the medium too. However, I predict that immediately after the result, there is going to be some upheaval. Let's say Pakatan wins: On the whole, the ground will be happy, the elites very unhappy. So the crucial players in this case are actually the police, the army and the Royal houses. Who will ...