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OPR

No change for OPR: BNM maintains 2.75% rate to support recovery

Bank Negara Malaysia keeps the benchmark rate steady for the 2026 first-quarter review, balancing resilient domestic growth against rising global risks and energy price volatility

BNM seen holding OPR at 2.75%, but rate hike looms ahead: Juwai IQI

Kashif Ansari says resilient growth and rising inflation could push Bank Negara to tighten policy before year-end

BNM holds fire on rate hike as oil shock deepens

Policymakers weigh inflation risks from surging crude and West Asia conflict, with subsidies and trade surplus cushioning Malaysia’s economy

Bank Negara Malaysia holds OPR at 2.75%, cites global uncertainties

Central bank reassures of stable domestic growth while acknowledging risks from the ongoing Middle East conflict and global volatility

Ringgit rises near one-year high vs US dollar after BNM holds OPR

BNM yesterday maintained the OPR at its final Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2025

Popular

Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal

Govt has settled RM42bil of 1MDB debt, total obligations exceed RM50bil: Anwar

Anwar reveals over RM9 billion in remaining debt, with government funds covering the shortfall

Jana Wibawa: Muhyiddin’s trial continues as appeals court rejects bid to reinstate acquittal

Five-judge panel dismisses Bersatu president’s application to review findings which led to four charges related to RM232.5 mil in bribes being reinstated in Feb