KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The ringgit is expected to weaken against the US dollar next week at between 4.10 and 4.15, in line with the fear of the United States (US) inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar for a second consecutive day today, as inflation fears sweep Asia, coupled with the high number of daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — RAM Ratings has revised its headline inflation projection for 2021 to 3.0 per cent from 2.3 per cent due to higher sustained average Brent crude prices driven by positive sentiment, controlled output by OPEC+ and winter storm disruptions in the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — The ringgit is expected to trade in a tight range against the US dollar next week at between 4.1275 and 4.1475 as the market cautiously monitors US Treasury yields and oil prices, said AxiCorp chief global market strategist Stephen Innes.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The country's headline inflation is anticipated to temporarily spike to above 5.0 per cent in the second quarter of this year due to a lower base from low fuel prices in the corresponding quarter of 2020, and average to between 2.5 per cent and 4.0 per cent for 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Moody's Analytics expects Malaysia's consumer price index (CPI) to come in at 3.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1 per cent to 122.5 in February compared with 122.4 in the same month last year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Bank Negara Malaysia has maintained the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent at its second Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.2 per cent to 122.1 last month from 122.4 in January 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Headline inflation recorded a smaller negative at -1.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, mainly due to the higher domestic retail fuel prices in line with the recovery in global oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures headline inflation, increased 1.3 per cent year-on-year to 122.4 in February 2020 compared to 120.8 in the same month last year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — RAM Ratings expects Malaysia’s overall inflation rate to rise to 1.8 per cent in January 2020 from 1.0 per cent in the preceding month, underpinned by higher transport fuel inflation amid the low-base effects of retail fuel prices.