The Week Ahead - Rising prices, inflation, China LPR, PMIs,

Meanwhile, Bank Negara is expected to release its international reserve figure as at March 15 tomorrow. The international reserves of Bank Negara amounted to US$115.8bil (RM486bil) as of Feb 28.

Rising prices

CONSUMER price index (CPI), leading index and coincident index will highlight this week’s economic calendar.

Analysts expect the headline inflation rate to remain elevated due to the rise in fuel and food prices.