<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡6日讯）马银行投资银行预测，隔夜政策利率（OPR）将会维持在2%，因为国家银行及政府将会监督各种政策措施的实施和效果。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>目前，马银行投行把今年杪隔夜政策利率预测维持在2%。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>虽然法定存款准备金率（SRR）保持在2%，但国行在今年3月允许银行使用大马政府证券和大马政府投资债券（MGII），SRR有效期从2020年5月16日至2021年5月31日。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马银行投行今日在报告中表示：“这将有效地释放流动性，而无需修改SRR。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>国行周二宣布，把隔夜政策利率下调50个基点，今年至今累计下调了100个基点，前两次分别是在1月22日及3月3日各降低25个基点。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马银行投行说：“这符合我们的经济团队内部预期。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>截至中午12时10分，大马交易所金融服务指数升4.26点，至12,358.36点。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：<a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/maybank-ib-maintains-opr-forecast-2-2020">Maybank IB maintains OPR forecast at 2% in 2020</a></em></p></div>

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（吉隆坡6日讯）马银行投资银行预测，隔夜政策利率（OPR）将会维持在2%，因为国家银行及政府将会监督各种政策措施的实施和效果。

目前，马银行投行把今年杪隔夜政策利率预测维持在2%。

虽然法定存款准备金率（SRR）保持在2%，但国行在今年3月允许银行使用大马政府证券和大马政府投资债券（MGII），SRR有效期从2020年5月16日至2021年5月31日。

马银行投行今日在报告中表示：“这将有效地释放流动性，而无需修改SRR。”

国行周二宣布，把隔夜政策利率下调50个基点，今年至今累计下调了100个基点，前两次分...

马银行投行：料今年隔夜政策利率维持在2%

US stocks wrapped up Christmas week on Friday with retracements of double-digit uptrends, and, alongside the dollar to a smaller degree, succumbed to profit taking in illiquid markets heading into the last weekend of 2024.

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Oil prices settled more than 1% higher on Friday and recorded a weekly gain in low trading volume ahead of year-end, buoyed by a larger-than-expected drawdown from US crude inventories last week.

Oil settles up over 1% on large draw from US crude stocks

Wall Street's holiday cheer ended abruptly on Friday, with all three main benchmarks closing lower in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week.

Wall Street finishes down after sell-off at end of strong holiday-shortened week

SCGM Bhd's (KL:SCGM) substantial shareholders are to inject their agriculture-related business into the cash company in return for RM207.94 million worth of shares as part of the company's regularisation plan.

SCGM formalises injection of agriculture business, proposes 25 sen special dividend 

Here is a brief recap of the business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday.

ViTrox, Kim Loong Resources, Crescendo, JcbNext, OCB, Paragon Globe, Tropicana, Asia Poly, Nova MSC, PUC, SCGM

A mystery seller is asking US$200 million (RM893.43 million) for an empty waterfront lot next door to the properties Jeff Bezos bought in South Florida.

The roughly 1.84 acre lot (0.74 hectare) is located at Indian Creek, a man-made barrier island that’s been dubbed “Billionaire Bunker.” Ilya Reznik, who’s brokering the transaction, declined to identify the seller but said they are “willing to negotiate” on price.

Bezos’ Miami neighbour seeking US$200 mil for empty lot

Brazil’s annual inflation unexpectedly slowed in early December as energy costs dropped, giving central bankers limited relief as they pledge two more jumbo interest rate hikes by March.

Official data released on Friday showed consumer prices rose 4.71% from a year earlier, below the 4.83% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and the prior reading of 4.77%.

Brazil’s annual inflation unexpectedly slows, giving central bank limited respite

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed the investment ministry and other authorities to work on development scenarios and measures that will enable the country to attain “double-digit” growth in gross domestic product next year.

Vietnam PM seeks steps for double-digit GDP growth next year

Shell has shut down one of its oil processing units at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom to facilitate an investigation into a suspected leak in the system.

Shell shuts down oil processing unit at Singapore's Pulau Bukom to probe leak

A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Norwegian shipping firm denies Moscow's claim it refused to help sinking Russian ship

<p>Here is a brief recap of the business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday.</p>


<p>SCGM Bhd's (KL:SCGM) substantial shareholders are to inject their agriculture-related business into the cash company in return for RM207.94 million worth of shares as part of the company's regularisation plan.</p>


<p>Chinese national Huang YongKang has emerged as Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's (KL:ASIAPLY) second biggest shareholder after taking up the entire 95.85 million shares issued under a private placement.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The shares represent a 9.09% stake in the Klang-based cast acrylic sheets manufacturer.</p>


Asia Poly sees emergence of new substantial shareholder

<p>Wall Street's holiday cheer ended abruptly on Friday, with all three main benchmarks closing lower in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week.</p>


<p>A mystery seller is asking US$200 million (RM893.43 million) for an empty waterfront lot next door to the properties Jeff Bezos bought in South Florida.</p>

<p>The roughly 1.84 acre lot (0.74 hectare) is located at Indian Creek, a man-made barrier island that’s been dubbed “Billionaire Bunker.” Ilya Reznik, who’s brokering the transaction, declined to identify the seller but said they are “willing to negotiate” on price.</p>


<p>Shell has shut down one of its oil processing units at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom to facilitate an investigation into a suspected leak in the system.</p>


<p>One week after the Dec 4 murder of UnitedHealth Group Inc executive Brian Thompson, Americans were able to bet on the fate of his alleged killer. Some people, including financial regulators, may have a problem with that.</p>


Bets on fate of UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect test rules on event contracts

<p>Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed the investment ministry and other authorities to work on development scenarios and measures that will enable the country to attain “double-digit” growth in gross domestic product next year.</p>


<p>A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea.</p>


<p>Brazil’s annual inflation unexpectedly slowed in early December as energy costs dropped, giving central bankers limited relief as they pledge two more jumbo interest rate hikes by March.</p>

<p>Official data released on Friday showed consumer prices rose 4.71% from a year earlier, below the 4.83% median estimate in a <em>Bloomberg </em>survey of economists and the prior reading of 4.77%.</p>


<p>OpenAI, founded a decade ago as a research organisation, is considering a change to the AI company’s structure that would create a more conventional money-making corporation alongside a non-profit arm.</p>


OpenAI mulls plan for more conventional for-profit business 

<p>Over 330 initial public offerings (IPOs), US$20 billion (RM89.34 billion) of proceeds and more than US$160 billion addition in country’s market value, sums up a bumper year for India that is set to further strengthen its position among top global destinations for capital raising.</p>
