（吉隆坡17日讯）大马银行研究（AmBank Group Research）表示，国家银行或在2017年末季将隔夜政策利率（OPR）提高25个基点至3.25%，升息的几率达30%。

大马银行研究首席经济学家Anthony Dass在今日的一项研究报告中指出，今年首两个月的平均通胀率为3.9%。

Dass预计，2017年未来几个月通胀压力料将持续下去，这意味着消费者物价指数（CPI）的年均水平可能会超过4%。

他解释说，大部分潜在的通胀压力将受到令吉兑美元走贬，因而推高成本所推动，外加燃油价格的上涨压力（油价占CPI一篮子项目的7...

大马银行研究：国行今年末季调涨OPR至3.25%的几率达30%

KYIV/WASHINGTON (Oct 11): US President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday that he said was "effective immediately", but Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was still waiting to see details of the deal.

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SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Oil prices slipped on Monday on expectations of more Russian supplies after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy facilities following a US diesel-supply deal with Moscow.

Oil falls on hopes Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire will boost supplies

DUBAI/RIYADH (Oct 11): One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

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US President Donald Trump’s Libe­ration Day tariffs, first unveiled in April 2025, triggered a barrage of near-uniform criticisms from economists and trade experts.

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SYDNEY (Oct 12): Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday as earnings season loomed as a challenge to sky-high tech valuations, while oil was choppy after strikes on shipping and airports in the Gulf.

Shares cautious in Asia as earnings loom, oil slips

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Bond traders are looking to the latest consumer-price inflation figures and a planned appearance by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for insight into how quickly the central bank will continue raising interest rates.&nbsp;

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DUBAI/RIYADH (Oct 11): One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

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SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Oil prices slipped on Monday on expectations of more Russian supplies after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy facilities following a US diesel-supply deal with Moscow.

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