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Overnight policy rate expected to remain at 2.75% through year-end

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Malaysia’s Overnight Policy Rate is expected to stay at 2.75% through December 2026.
  • UniKL economist Aimi Zulhazmi Abdul Rashid linked the outlook to easing inflationary pressures and core inflation of 1.9%.

Malaysia’s Overnight Policy Rate is expected to remain at 2.75% through December 2026, as easing inflationary pressures give Bank Negara Malaysia room to maintain a looser monetary policy.

UniKL economist Associate Professor Dr Aimi Zulhazmi Abdul Rashid said the outlook was supported by core inflation standing at 1.9%.

The Overnight Policy Rate is expected to remain at its current level until December 2026.

· Aimi Zulhazmi Abdul RashidThe UniKL economist’s forecast for Malaysia’s interest-rate outlook.
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