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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s loan growth is expected to expand within 5.0 per cent to 5.5 per cent this year, up from 4.8 per cent in 2025, supported by a favourable base effect at end-2025 and steady domestic demand, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened in the red, with the benchmark index falling more than 1.0 per cent, in line with most regional markets, amid intensified risk-off sentiment as concerns over the Middle East conflict escalated.
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PUTRAJAYA, March 1 (Bernama) -- The government will try to maintain the price of RON95 petrol for Malaysians at the current level of RM1.99 per litre despite global market uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Brent crude oil could jump by around US$20 on Monday as risk premiums are rapidly repriced unless clear and credible signals of de-escalation emerge over the weekend following the US-Israel attack on Iran, research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy said today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- CIMB Treasury and Markets Research expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent at the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on March 5, amid renewed uncertainty over the United States tariff rates.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session slightly lower, weighed down by selling pressure in selected heavyweight counters, particularly in the utilities, transportation, and healthcare sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower, weighed down by selling pressure in selected heavyweights, particularly in the industrial products, utilities, and financial sectors.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) – The Malaysian ringgit has the potential to climb further to the 3.78 level against the US dollar following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, with the move seen benefiting emerging markets like Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- CIMB Treasury and Markets Research has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.5 per cent in 2026, despite the US Supreme Court striking down the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade with a positive bias next week.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Potential upside from the front-loading of electrical and electronics (E&E) shipments ahead of phased United States tariffs on a broader range of semiconductor products could support Malaysia’s external trade in 2026, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia was lower at midday today as hawkish United States Federal Reserve (US Fed) cues and ongoing Middle East tensions weigh on market sentiment.