April inflation data point to an expected OPR cut in coming months


- Samsul Said/Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: There could be at least one cut in Malaysia’s benchmark overnight policy rate (OPR) in the coming months as the market braces for uncertainty from ongoing trade tensions, upcoming economic indicators as well as muted business and consumer sentiment.

This is despite lower headline inflation in April, which came in at 1.4% year-on-year (y-o-y), the same as March and lower than February’s 1.5% y-o-y rate.

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