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.
Fitch Solutions expects Bank Negara to hike OPR by 50bps in 2022 to rebuild policy buffers
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Fitch Solutions, the research unit of Fitch Group, is expecting Bank Negara Malaysia to raise the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 50 basis points (bps) to 2.
BNM launches Malaysia Overnight Rate as new alternative reference rate in M'sia
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched the Malaysia Overnight Rate (MYOR) as the new alternative reference rate (ARR) for Malaysia, as part of a transition to transaction-based rates.
BNM maintains OPR at 1.75%
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.
OPR should be trimmed by another 25 bps to facilitate economic recovery — OCBC Bank
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) should trim the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 bps to ease Malaysia's journey to economic recovery, as indicators hint at a rockier road ahead, said OCBC Bank.
BNM maintains OPR at 1.75%
KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 1.
BNM keeps OPR pat at 1.75%; economists expect rate to stay through 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Bank Negara Malaysia kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) pat at its historic low of 1.
Economists no longer expect BNM to cut rate anytime soon
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.
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 expected to cut OPR to new low of 1.5% — DBS Group Research
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.
