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.
Further OPR cut of 25bps or 50bps in near term likely — AmBank chief
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): AMMB Holdings Bhd’s chief executive officer Datuk Sulaiman Mohd Tahir foresees another overnight policy rate (OPR) cut in the near term.
BNM may cut OPR by another 25bps to 1.50% as early as September — HLIB
KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Hong Leong Investment Bank Research (HLIB) is not discounting the possibility that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 25 basis points (bps) to 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.
BNM cuts OPR by 50bps to 2% amid worldwide pandemic-induced economic disruptions
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 50 basis points (bps) to 2%, a level last seen during the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
BNM expected to cut OPR by another 75 basis points: CGS-CIMB
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said yesterday it expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 75 basis points (bps) in anticipation of a contraction in the country’s economy in 2020 and subdued inflation during the year.
PEHAM suggests further OPR cut if COVID-19 persists
PETALING JAYA: Another Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) cut could be carried out to prop up the domestic market and stimulate the property industry, said Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM) president Ishak Ismail.
AmBank Research: OPR cut should potentially help put lid on declining business sentiments
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): The overnight policy rate (OPR) cut should potentially help put a lid on the declining business and consumer sentiments, according to AmBank Group chief economist and head of research Dr Anthony Dass.
BNM cuts OPR to 2.75% in pre-emptive measure to secure improving growth trajectory
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the overnight policy rate (OPR) to 2.
OPR cut not a preset course, says BNM
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the reduction of the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) ratio, from 3.
