overnight policy rate

09JulJuly 9, 2025

Bank Negara cuts OPR to 2.75% in first rate move since May 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara has cut the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75% at its July Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, marking the first rate adjustment since May 2023. The latest move by Bank Negara was broadly in line with market expectations, following a Bloomberg poll that showed economists were split, with...

By James LimmalaysiaBank Negara, BNM, Economy, Inflation, OPR, overnight policy rate, Ringgit, Tariff0 CommentsRead more...

14AprApril 14, 2025

Interest rates unlikely to be cut

PETALING JAYA: If the 24% reciprocal tariff by the United States on Malaysia were to take effect in the near term, this will raise the chances of Bank Negara revising the benchmark lending rate – the overnight policy rate (OPR). Most experts, however, said the central bank is unlikely to lower the rates solely on tariffs...

By De Fa WangmalaysiaBank Negara, Economic Growth, GDP growth forecast, global trade, Inflation, Malaysia, monetary policy, overnight policy rate, reciprocal tariff, United States0 CommentsRead more...

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