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By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- A weakening US dollar is expected to continue benefiting the ringgit and Asian equities going forward, albeit with a volatile outlook in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025), according to Standard Chartered Bank.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent for the rest of the year after the 25 basis points reduction on July 9.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad and Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Wednesday on continuous profit-taking in selected heavyweights led by the financial services and utilities sectors.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar as market sentiment weakened amid the United States’ (US) latest reciprocal tariff policy adjustments, ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting tomorrow.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed firmer today, supported by growing market confidence over potential interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia trended lower in early trade today as investors turned wary amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd has revised its year-end target for the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) to 1,630 from its earlier projection of 1,730, in line with the recent downgrades in corporate earnings, said its head of research Kenny Yee Shen Pin.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Tuesday amid foreign fund outflows as investors weighed the escalating Israel-Iran tensions, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives advanced for a second consecutive day, driven by softer US inflation data that strengthened market expectations for interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) later this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continues to strengthen against the greenback on Thursday, amid weaker United States (US) economic data, an analyst said.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by a weaker greenback following downbeat United States economic data, as investors shifted into risk-on mode.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit retreated to close lower against the greenback on Thursday as the American dollar rallied after a US trade court blocked most of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports into the country.
