2020

Posted Date: January 23, 2020 Yields on local govvies ended 2019 significantly lower compared to the preceding year with Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) taking the lead. The decline in yields was mainly driven by easing monetary policies adopted by global central banks against the backdrop of a sluggish global economic outlook. In addition, Bank Negara …

Gross issuance of government and corporate bonds to remain robust in 2020 Read More »

Posted Date: January 14, 2020 The local bond market ended 2019 on a positive footing compared to the preceding year with MGS yields falling to multi-year lows while foreign holdings of local bonds climbed to the highest level since 2012. The significant decline in US-China trade tensions was the main stimulant for the local bond …

Easing trade tensions reignited foreign demand for local bonds in December 2019, pushing MGS yields to new multi-year lows Read More »

Posted Date: January 07, 2020 MARC is of the view that Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will decelerate to 4.3% in 2020, below the government forecast of 4.8% due to weaker external trade performance and softer domestic demand growth. Although trade diversion arising from trade tensions between the US and China could marginally …

MARC expects Malaysia’s real GDP growth to decelerate to 4.3% in 2020 Read More »