Retail loans likely to remain steady

TA Research said its loan growth forecast of 6.2% for 2025 could soften to between 5.5% and 5.8% on the back of weaker demand.

PETALING JAYA: Being proxy to the overall economy, banking stocks have come under pressure amid heightened market volatility due to escalating global trade tensions.

While Malaysian banks are predominantly domestically focused and thus insulated from direct fallout from the US-China trade war, TA Research expects several indirect headwinds to emerge.