Standard Chartered: BNM may hike OPR in January
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Standard Chartered Bank said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to hike the overnight policy rate (OPR) in January 2018, mainly due to the central bank’s “hawkish intent”.
Bank Negara Malaysia seen maintaining OPR on 2Q GDP growth — analysts
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): CIMB Investment Bank Bhd and Public Investment Bank Bhd said Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3% until end of 2017, after Malaysia reported second quarter (2Q17)economic growth at 5.
Bank Negara Malaysia maintains OPR at 3%, says inflation moderating
KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Bank Negara Malaysia maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.
UOB Malaysia expects BNM to stand pat on OPR
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is most likely to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at its monetary policy meeting this Friday, according to UOB Malaysia.
Unlikely for BNM to cut OPR now, says Euler Hermes economist
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) now given the high inflation in the country, according to Euler Hermes-Allianz Research's senior economist for Asia, Mahamoud Islam.
RHB cuts BR, BFR and BLR
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): RHB Bank and RHB Islamic Bank will revise their base rates (BR) to 3.
Lower OPR expected to have positive impact on existing borrowers, property sector
PETALING JAYA (July 14): Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% is expected to have a positive impact on borrowers and the property sector, said property developers and mortgage firms.
