THE decision on Wednesday to cut the benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75% was made amid concerns over the impact of higher US tariffs on global trade and the Malaysian economy.
Bank Negara’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut interest rates as a pre-emptive response to an economic slowdown, and the conditions are somewhat ideal for a cut.
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