KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) is maintaining its “positive” stance on the Malaysian healthcare sector despite medical staff shortages.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s property sector could face a mild downturn if elevated oil prices persist, as higher fuel costs drive up transportation expenses, leading to increased construction costs for developers, said MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) anticipates that Malaysia’s retail sales expansion will remain resilient at 6.0 per cent for the year 2026 as compared to 6.1 per cent in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) has maintained its 2026 earnings forecasts for Leong Hup International Bhd (LHI), noting that any potential penalty arising from ongoing legal proceedings would likely be treated as an exceptional or non-core item.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) is keeping its baseline forecast for the ringgit to continue to strengthen further against the US dollar, averaging in 2026 to around RM4.00 (2025: RM4.28).
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).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to remain resilient in 2026, supported by robust domestic demand and manageable inflation, leading analysts to expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent throughout the year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- The slight uptick in Malaysia’s December 2025 consumer price index (CPI) to 1.6 per cent is within normal monthly fluctuations, an academic said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors were net sellers of Asian equities for the week ended Jan 2, 2025, offloading US$1.05 billion (US$1=RM4.06) across the eight markets tracked by MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to continue strengthening against the US dollar next week, supported by favourable interest rate differentials and stronger domestic economic fundamentals.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation is expected to remain low and stable moving forward, although the expanded sales and service tax (SST) may introduce modest upward pressure, said MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Local institutions extended their buying streak for the sixth consecutive week, with net inflows of RM639.5 million, while local retailers recorded a fourth consecutive week of net outflows of RM90.2 million.
