Malaysia
Market Watch
| Close of May 15, 2025 |
Change From | |||
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| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 3.109 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 2.5 | ▼ 27.2 |
| 5 Year | 3.349 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 1.6 | ▼ 27.5 |
| 10 Year | 3.607 | ▲ 1.2 | ▼ 2.8 | ▼ 20.3 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| MYR per USD | 4.283 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 4.2 |
| MYR per JPY | 0.029 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 0.2 | ▼ 3.4 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D KLIBOR | 3.000 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (7-Mar-2025) |
Previous Rate (22-Jan-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| Overnight Policy Rate | 3.000 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | |
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* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | A+ | stable | 2024-04-08 | |
| RAM | gA2 | stable | 2020-01-16 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | BBB+ | stable | 2024-06-27 | |
| S&P | A- | stable | 2022-06-28 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Malaysia's GDP growth moderates to 4.4% in 1Q, in line with estimates
- IPI up 3.2% in March on manufacturing and mining
- Bank Negara signals readiness to cut OPR
- Domestic demand steadies growth
- Malaysia's official reserve assets at US$117.49bil as of end-March 2025
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BOND ISSUANCES
- 5-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 14 May 2025
- 10-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 29 April 2025
- 1-Year Malaysian Treasury Bills Tender Result for 22 April 2025
- 3-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 14 April 2025
- 15.2-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 7 April 2025