By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) steady at 2.75 per cent reflects a policy stance that remains supportive in the face of an increasingly uncertain external environment.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent during its meeting today.
PUTRAJAYA, March 4 (Bernama) -- Transport and food prices are expected to face the earliest and most visible pressure from the escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, with economists warning that a gradual rise in living costs, as higher oil, logistics, and agricultural input costs filter through the economy.
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS, March 3 (Bernama-dpa-AFX) -- Most European markets closed sharply lower on Monday as stocks tumbled amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on US bases across the region, reported dpa-AFX.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has a moderate exposure to the ongoing United States-Iran conflict, and the situation is manageable from a macroeconomic standpoint, supported in part by its position as a net oil and gas exporter, said an economist.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher today, supported by a sharp jump in crude oil prices.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is likely to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets this Thursday, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Business conditions in Malaysia’s manufacturing sector moderated for the first time in four months in February 2026 based on the S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which eased to 49.3, below the neutral 50.0 threshold.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” (Good) of India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Lombard).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Gulf national oil companies are unlikely to declare force majeure pre-emptively amid elevated geopolitical risks in the Middle East, following the reported sea traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dividend rate for 2026 is expected to remain competitive, driven by the fund’s strategy based on its Strategic Asset Allocation, according to Prof Dr Ahmed Razman of Universiti Putra Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced a dividend rate of 6.15 per cent for 2025 (2024: 6.3 per cent) for both the conventional and shariah savings accounts, with a total payout of RM79.6 billion.
