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Bank Negara Malaysia is widely expected to hold its overnight policy rate at 2.75% at its final meeting of the year, though one economist forecasts a 25-basis-point hike. Analysts will focus on the central bank's guidance on Budget 2027 measures and higher energy prices, with Malaysia's September headline inflation at 1.8%.
A rate hike would support the ringgit and reduce import costs, while a hold leaves the currency exposed to dollar and energy moves that feed into local feed prices.
thestar.com.myThe Star OnlineNov 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
