BNM raises OPR to 2% from record low of 1.75%
KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday (May 11) increased the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2% from a record low of 1.
BNM keeps OPR at 1.75%, as expected
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.
BNM maintains OPR at 1.75% at final monetary policy meeting for 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.
May's deflation not a reason for another OPR cut — economists
KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): Malaysia recorded yet another deflation in May — the third monthly deflation in a row — but this is no reason for Bank Negara Malaysia to further cut the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), said economists.
Maybank sees another 25 bps OPR cut before year end
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) expects another 25 basis point (bps) cut in Bank Negara Malaysia's overnight policy rate (OPR) to 2.
BNM may cut OPR again if there is further rate cut by Fed, says MARC
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): A further reduction in interest rate by the US Federal Reserve in the second half of the year (2H2019) will provide more room for Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to adjust the overnight policy rate (OPR) downward again, says Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).
Economists see no OPR cuts just yet
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut interest rate when the monetary policy committee meets today.
