Survey reveals moderating manufacturing outlook for first quarter of 2023 — FMM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Activities in the manufacturing sector are expected to remain moderate in the first half of this year (1H 2023) as...
Strengthening US dollar does not affect govt income, expenditure — PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The strengthening of the US dollar has so far not affected the government’s revenue and expenditure although food prices, especially...
Property transactions value in 2022 expected to hit record high
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Malaysia’s total property transaction value in 2022 is likely to surpass the highest level ever recorded of RM161 billion back...
Research houses see possibility of OPR staying at current level for longer time
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Research houses see the possibility of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) maintaining its overnight policy rate (OPR) rate at the current...
Ringgit rebounds to close higher against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The ringgit reversed yesterday’s losses to close higher against the US dollar today after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of...
BNM’s unchanged OPR to ensure sustainable economic growth — MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd Research (MIDF Research) believes the current focus of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) monetary policy setting...
Bursa Malaysia ends on softer note despite OPR status quo
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Bursa Malaysia closed on a softer note despite Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to retain the overnight policy rate (OPR) as...
BNM maintains OPR at 2.75 pct
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at...
Standard Chartered expects BNM to keep OPR unchanged at 2.75 pct
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent in the...
Half of household loan accounts unaffected by OPR hike
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 50.3 per cent or 6.4 million accounts of the total loan accounts in the household sector are...
Another volatile session seen for ringgit next week
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The ringgit is expected to endure more volatility next week ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting...
OPR decisions are based on domestic economic environment — BNM Governor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus today stressed that any decision on the overnight policy...