BENGALURU, Sept 5 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will hold its key policy rate at 3.00 per cent on Thursday, adopting the same no-change stance as most of its Asian peers amidst...
BENGALURU, Sept 5 — Bank Negara Malaysia will hold its key policy rate at 3.00 per cent on Thursday, adopting the same no-change stance as most of its Asian peers amidst signs of moderating economic growth and cooling inflation, a Reuters poll of economists showed.
All 27 economists in the August 29-September 4 Reuters poll forecast the central bank would keep its benchmark overnight policy unchanged at 3.00 per cent at its September 7 meeting while medians showed it there through 2024. A strong majority, 24 of 25, forecast the central bank to hold rates at 3.00 per cent until the end of this year. Only one expected a 25 basis point hike to 3.25 per cent in November.
Among those who had a view on rates until the end of 2024, over 80 per cent of economists, 15 of 18, forecast the central bank would hold rates. Of the remaining three, one said rates would peak at 3.25 per cent, while two expected them to fall to 2.75 per cent.
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