OPR: A prudent pause
Posted Date: January 20, 2021 Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at a historical low of 1.75% during its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2021. This was a prudent pause, in our view, as the resurgence of COVID-19 cases has triggered another round of the movement control order …