{
  "id": 5501975,
  "title": "Bank Negara's 2025 rate cut could be reversed in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/bank-negaras-2025-rate-cut-could-be-reversed-in-2027",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T05:36:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/09/1525558/bank-negaras-2025-rate-cut-could-be-reversed-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, may reverse its pre-emptive rate cut as early as the first half of 2027, according to analysts. The central bank reduced the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.75% in July 2025, citing external uncertainties. At its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Bank Negara kept the OPR at 2.75%, but dropped the word \"appropriate\" from its statement, suggesting a potential recalibration. Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd interpreted this shift as a signal for an eventual policy change, though not in the near future. CIMB Securities and Maybank Investment Bank Bhd both expect a 25bps hike to three percent in the first half of 2027, contingent on strong growth and rising inflation.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia's pre-emptive interest rate cut last year could be reversed as early as the first half of 2027 (1H27) as Malaysia's economy continues to strengthen, analysts said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}