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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 […]

Posted Date: January 8, 2021 Despite the rapid development and deployment of vaccines in recent weeks, COVID-19 will continue to force economies to balance a difficult trade-off between managing public health and driving economic growth. We anticipate that governments’ response to the resurgence of the virus will likely challenge earlier forecasts for a V-shaped recovery

Posted Date: January 08, 2021 While 2020 had been a year of many challenges, we expect 2021 to shape out into one that is relatively less “unprecedented”. Growth risks in Malaysia should gradually fade with the general availability of the COVID-19 vaccine though recovery at the sectoral level will likely remain choppy. On the aggregate,

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

Posted Date: November 25, 2020 This article, which was written by MARC’s Senior Economist Firdaos Rosli, was published in Harian Metro & My Metro on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Tidak dinafikan kesan penutupan dan sekatan ekonomi disebabkan penularan wabak Covid-19 dirasai secara tidak seimbang oleh semua lapisan masyarakat, lebih-lebih lagi mereka yang berada di bahagian

Posted Date: November 23, 2020 October was vibrant for Malaysian bonds amid robust gross issuance activities, slumping yields, and heightened foreign demand. The increased appetite was mainly driven by calls for further fiscal and monetary support amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. This was also supported by the expectation of a gradual economic recovery. We

Posted Date: November 09, 2020 Budget 2021 signifies the country’s first short-term fiscal priorities during a historical pandemic. It sets the tone for the federal government’s budgets in the coming years as we await the unveiling of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in early 2021. The government faces a difficult trade-off in stimulating demand at

Posted Date: November 05, 2020 Given the importance of preserving lives and livelihoods, as well as stabilising the economy, Budget 2021 will be expansionary. We think the government’s unprecedented fiscal response in 2020 is justified; if not for the swiftness and scale of the response, the outcome from the intertwined public health and economic crisis

Posted Date: October 20, 2020 In September, yields on Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) corrected higher after experiencing record-lows in August. On September 10, MGS yields at the short end of the curve increased the most as Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75% has reduced speculation of further