Malaysia
Market Watch
| Close of September 4, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.943 | ▲ 0.2 | ▲ 1.0 | ▼ 43.8 |
| 5 Year | 3.109 | ▲ 1.3 | ▲ 2.7 | ▼ 51.5 |
| 10 Year | 3.409 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 2.3 | ▼ 40.1 |
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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 | 4.229 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.3 | ▲ 5.4 |
| MYR per JPY | 0.028 | ▲ 0.2 | ▲ 0.8 | ▼ 0.1 |
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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 | 2.750 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 25.0 |
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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 (9-Jul-2025) |
Previous Rate (8-May-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| Overnight Policy Rate | 2.750 | ▼ 25.0 | ▼ 25.0 | |
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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
- Monetary Policy Statement - 4 September 2025
- Malaysia manufacturing PMI edges up to 49.9, highest since June 2024 as demand improves
- BNM to maintain OPR at 2.75% on Thursday — Moody's Analytics
- Carry trade opportunity opens on central bank’s rate-cut calls
- US tariff deal and higher Fed rate cut prospects to lift market sentiment, arresting continued foreign funds outflow
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BOND ISSUANCES
- 19.7-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 28 Aug 2025
- 9-Month Malaysian Treasury Bills Tender Result for 25 Aug 2025
- 4.7-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 21 Aug 2025
- 15-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 21 July 2025
- 18.8-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 7 Aug 2025