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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has maintained its forecast for the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent this year to support domestic growth amid external headwinds.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald and Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and other major currencies, buoyed by Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) announcement on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by data showing a decline in Malaysia’s inflation rate, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysians’ quality of living is set to improve following next month’s minimum wage rise and civil service salary adjustment.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation rate for December 2024 has moderated to 1.7 per cent, with the index points standing at 133.4 as against 131.2 in the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today, primarily driven by the United States (US) President Donald Trump's inauguration speech, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar in early trade as the dollar retreated, sparked by a report hinting at gradual tariff implementations and data showing an unexpected dip in US wholesale inflation, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has reiterated its projection of a 4.9 per cent growth for the Malaysian economy in 2025 and an inflation rate of 3.0 per cent for the year.
By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade at around RM4.50 to the US dollar next week, with investors being cautious ahead of the US inflation report as well as a series of speeches by US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials scheduled during the period.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- A review of the insurance industry’s performance in 2024 will undoubtedly have to include the backlash faced by the insurance and takaful industry after it announced a steep hike in medical insurance premiums.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation rate for November 2024 has decreased to 1.8 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent in October this year, the first decline since August 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has been urged to limit the increase in health insurance and takaful premiums to no more than 10 per cent as an interim measure, in line with the country’s health inflation rate.
