Tag: Bank Negara Malaysia
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Interest rate is up yeah. PAY higher and EARN higher. Good or bad?
There are two sides to a coin. Well, it’s the same as interest rate too. When it goes up, people who has fixed deposits will rejoice because they will earn a higher return on their savings. Well, at the same time, these same people will also have to pay higher loan repayments because the interest…
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Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s Annual Report 2021, Economic and Monetary Review 2021 and Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2021
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s Annual Report 2021, Economic and Monetary Review 2021 and Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2021
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Inflation is a worry. Economic growth is compulsory.
Inflation is a worry. Economic growth is compulsory.
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Bank Negara Malaysia maintains OPR despite increasing inflation
Bank Negara Malaysia maintains OPR despite increasing inflation
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Bank Negara Malaysia’s OPR decision. Up, Down or Stay the same?
Bank Negara Malaysia’s OPR decision. Up, Down or Stay the same?
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Bloomberg, Bank Negara Malaysia, rate adjustment and economic growth
In an interview with Bloomberg, the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor, Tan Sri Zeti Aziz again reiterated ‘BNM is not going to “run the economy to the ground” to achieve low inflation. Risks to growth have to be taken into account.” The reason Bloomberg or any other media asking this question is because they wanted to…
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Upward pressure on house prices are due to structural factors – BNM
In a report from Bank Negara Malaysia today (24 June), reported in The Star, it said that most of the house price increase can be explained by structural factors. Until to date, ‘demand continues to outpace new supply of houses by a large margin, particularly in the low to medium-priced segments and in major employment…
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Speculators, Interest Rates and Over-Leveraging
“Prudence is a key accounting principle which makes sure that assets and income are not overstated and liabilities and expenses are not understated.” I seriously think this should be a personal principle that one should have when investing. Reason is because there are so many people who are so desperate to know if the interest…