Headline inflation to spike in 2Q, to average 2.5% to 4.0% in 2021 -- BNM governor
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The country's headline inflation is anticipated to temporarily spike to above 5.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The country's headline inflation is anticipated to temporarily spike to above 5.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): The Malaysian economy is projected to expand between 6.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Economists no longer expect another rate cut after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 1.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): HSBC Global Research, which earlier projected a cut in the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) in the first quarter of 2021, is now of the view that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is likely to keep the rate unchanged at 1.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): In an instant reaction to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s RM15 billion economic stimulus package announcement today, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said loan takers can request repayment moratorium and that their Central Credit Reference Information System report will not be affected at a time when the nation contends with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 15): DBS Group Research is predicting Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 25 basis points (bps), which would bring the interest rate to a new low of 1.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Despite the expected weakening in financial health among non-financial corporates (NFCs) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the aggregate indicator of the debt- servicing capacity of NFCs has remained above the prudent threshold, reflecting the reasonably healthy financial conditions prior to the pandemic, according to Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Financial Stability Review for the first half of 2020 (1H20).
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Household loan impairments are projected to double, albeit from historically low levels, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its latest Financial Stability Review.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) did not cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) in yesterday's Monetary Committee Meeting (MPC), keeping the rate at 1.