The Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank Negara Malaysia. If the bank is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates, it is seen as positive, or bullish, for the MYR, while a dovish outlook for the economy (or a rate cut) is seen as negative, or bearish, for the currency.
The typical/expected impact on MYR pairs is Low.
Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/MYR pairs and bearish for MYR/xxx pairs.
| Date | Time | Actual | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March 2026 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 22 January 2026 | 07:00 | 2.75% | - |
| 06 November 2025 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 04 September 2025 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 09 July 2025 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 08 May 2025 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 06 March 2025 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 22 January 2025 | 07:00 | 3% | - |
| 06 November 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 05 September 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 11 July 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 09 May 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 07 March 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 24 January 2024 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 02 November 2023 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 07 September 2023 | 07:00 | 3% | 3% |
| 06 July 2023 | 07:00 | 3% | - |
| 03 May 2023 | 07:00 | 3% | 2.75% |
| 09 March 2023 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 19 January 2023 | 07:00 | 2.75% | 3% |