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MGS yields swing in early 2021

Posted Date: February 22, 2021 Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) began the year with heightened volatility. Yields initially swung upwards during the first week of trading. This upward momentum was then tempered by increased uneasiness surrounding domestic political developments. Surging COVID-19 cases that breached the 2,000 level also stoked fears of another round of the Movement …

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MARC publishes 2020 Lead Managers’ League Tables; recognises corporates in MARC-rated deals

Posted Date: February 2, 2021 Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) has published its 2020 Lead Managers’ League Tables. Published annually, the league tables rank the lead managers by volume and number of lead-arranged MARC-rated issuances in any given year. MARC’s Lead Managers’ League Tables provide a meaningful measure of domestic bond issuances rated by MARC …

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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 …

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Yields surge as COVID-19 vaccine Euphoria takes hold

Posted Date: December 18, 2020 Malaysian bonds tanked in November, sending yields significantly higher compared to October on return of risk sentiment. Domestic investors cut down on their Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) holdings as the prospect of a quicker economic recovery had heightened, diminishing expectations of future rate cuts. Risk-on sentiment was mainly spurred by …

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