Malaysia
Market Watch
| Close of October 21, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 3.020 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 36.1 |
| 5 Year | 3.243 | ▲ 3.8 | ▲ 4.7 | ▼ 38.1 |
| 10 Year | 3.485 | ▲ 2.2 | ▲ 2.9 | ▼ 32.5 |
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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 | 4.230 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 5.4 |
| MYR per JPY | 0.028 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 2.1 |
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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 (4-Sep-2025) |
Previous Rate (9-Jul-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| Overnight Policy Rate | 2.750 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 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
- IMF maintains Malaysia's real GDP growth forecast at 4.5% in 2025, 4.0% in 2026
- Infrastructure momentum to be sustained
- DOSM: Malaysia’s industrial production index up 4.9% in August
- Manufacturing sector sales hits RM168.3.bil, up 2.7% in August 2025 - DOSM
- World Bank expects Malaysia's economy to grow moderately at 4.1% in 2026
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BOND ISSUANCES
- 4.9-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 14 Oct 2025
- 29.8-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 6 Oct 2025
- 1-Month Malaysian Islamic Treasury Bills Tender Result for 9 Oct 2025
- 2-Month Malaysian Islamic Treasury Bills Tender Result for 3 Oct 2025
- 2.8-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 29 Sep 2025