Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the reference rate unchanged today at 2.75%, as expected. Our view is that the local economic upswing will comfortably survive the tough global conditions which are in prospect. Accordingly, we still expect that BNM policy rates will move up another 25bp at the next meeting in November to ensure that inflation stays contained.
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