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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- With the 2025 budget deficit on track to meet the target of 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), Budget 2026 is expected to continue fiscal consolidation, aiming to narrow the deficit to 3.6 per cent of GDP, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said today.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, supported by stronger regional markets, but later pared gains as mild profit-taking hit select heavyweights, analysts said.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit snapped its four-day uptrend to close marginally lower against the US dollar on Friday, as traders took profit amid the market uncertainty caused by the US government shutdown.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is likely to edge firmer ahead of the Budget 2026 announcement on Oct 10, supported by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) monetary policy stance and expectations of fiscal consolidation.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended gains against the US dollar at Friday’s opening, buoyed by expectations that a prolonged US government shutdown could prompt the Federal Reserve (Fed) to ease monetary policy.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 will incorporate key elements of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), which sets out the country’s priorities, Finance Ministry II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened stronger against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by concerns that a potential United States (US) government shutdown could weigh on the greenback, an analyst said.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within a narrow range of RM4.21 to RM4.23 against the US dollar next week, supported by demand for the local note and key US economic data releases.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has reaffirmed Malaysia’s sovereign credit ratings at ‘A-’ with a stable outlook, underscoring confidence in the country’s macroeconomic management despite global trade uncertainty, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF).
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The ringgit retreated against the greenback at the close on Thursday as investors reassessed the US interest rate outlook following the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate cut on Wednesday, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia failed to maintain the 1,600 level and ended the morning trading session lower, dragged down by persistent selling in most heavyweight counters.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within a tight range next week as investor focus shifts to the United States’ anticipated interest rate cut.
