Short-term rates remain stable on BNM's operations
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Short-term interbank rates remained stable on Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.
AmBank Research maintains 2019 inflation target at 1.0 pct
KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): AmBank Research maintains its full-year inflation target at one per cent and believes Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) would keep its rates unchanged after instituting one cut in early May.
Examination doesn't mean investigation, says BNM officer in heated exchange with Najib's lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): A heated exchange ensued between Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) investigating officer Ahmad Farhan Sharifuddin (pictured) and Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence counsel in the High Court today on the issue of why the former premier was not alerted of suspicious transactions in his account.
BNM's decision to cut OPR due to external factors : Research houses
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3.
OCBC expects BNM to stand pat on OPR for the rest of 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): OCBC Bank expects that the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to stand pat on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) for the rest of 2019, barring any significant major downturn in global growth.
OPR reduction a good move to stimulate property market, says consultant
PETALING JAYA (May 7): The reduction of the overnight policy rate (OPR) by Bank Negara Malayisa (BNM) today is a good move to stimulate the economy and the property market, said real estate consultant and CEO of Zerin Properties Previndran Singhe.
BNM cuts OPR to 3%, first revision in over a year
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reduced its key interest rate to 3%, marking the first time it has revised the rate in more than a year.
Malaysia's economy to experience moderate growth in 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Malaysian economy is expected to experience moderate growth in 2019 due to challenging external factors, said Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin.
Bank Negara's claim about falling entry-level wages puts employers in 'bad light' — MEF
KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said today that its survey data, on which Bank Negara Malaysia had used in an analysis and concluded wages for fresh graduates across all qualification categories have fallen between 2010-2018, actually showed that the reverse is true.
Malaysian employees are not being paid enough, BNM says
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysians are not being paid enough for the level of productivity they are producing, with many of the country’s workers underpaid, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
