Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) held its policy rate at 3% today, as was expected. Inflation has eased in the last four months, but a general improvement in economic data both at home and abroad has reduced the urgency for rate cuts. We still expect BNM to loosen policy later in the year as the global upturn loses momentum.
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