PETALING JAYA: Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) finds the current inflationary pressure to be light and does not expect any rate hike for the rest of 2018.
It said the street view on Bank Negara’s policy stance is mixed, with some seeing the possibility of one more hike in the second half of the year, as inflationary pressure may increase on rising food and crude oil prices.
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