We’re exploring the decline in consumer confidence and global reputation of the United States. This is based on Ipsos’s Consumer Confidence and Impact on U.S. Reputation survey that highlights for the first time, more people are claiming China to have more of a positive influence than the United States at this current point. With that in mind, there's still an optimistic feeling among Malaysians about the state of the economy but what’s driving this optimism amidst this geopolitical uncertainty and how will it impact Malaysia in the long run? We’ll explore that and break down the factors affecting consumer confidence with Ganesan Periakarruppan, Principal at Ipsos Strategy3 Malaysia.