Malaysia central bank to hold rates at 3.0% through end-2024

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A general view of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain Acquire Licensing Rights Summary All 27 economists expect BNM to hold key rate at 3.00% Decision due at 0700 GMT on Thursday, Sept 7 BENGALURU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will hold its key policy rate at 3.00% on Thursday, adopting the same no-change stance as most of its Asian peers amidst signs of moderating economic growth and cooling inflation, a Reuters poll of economists showed. Inflation in the Southeast Asian nation dropped to a two-year...