Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected
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Key takeaways
- Malaysia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate (MYINTR=ECI) steady for the eighth straight policy meeting on Thursday, amid higher inflation and strong economic growth.Bank Negara Malaysia maintained its overnight policy rate at 2.75%, as had been forecast by a
- Exposed: EWM, CEW, EMB, EMLC, EEM
- Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.
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Malaysia's central bank held its benchmark interest rate (MYINTR=ECI) steady for the eighth straight policy meeting on Thursday, amid higher inflation and strong economic growth.Bank Negara Malaysia maintained its overnight policy rate at 2.75%, as had been forecast by a
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWM iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF-0.6% 6d
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF holds stocks listed in Malaysia, which this story is about (“malaysia”).
- CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund
WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Malaysia.
- EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.6% 8d
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Malaysia
- EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Malaysia.
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-1.7% 19d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Malaysia
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWM | -1.40% | -0.79% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CEW | +0.00% | +0.00% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMB | -0.15% | -0.65% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMLC | -0.22% | -0.61% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EEM | +1.82% | -0.81% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Ishares (EWM) since “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected,” compared with the market
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) | three days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) | five days earlier | 0.00% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | three days earlier | -0.81% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | five days earlier | +1.82% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EMB) | three days earlier | -0.65% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EMB) | five days earlier | -0.15% | final price |
| Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) | three days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) | five days earlier | -0.22% | final price |
| Ishares (EWM) | three days earlier | -0.79% | final price |
| Ishares (EWM) | five days earlier | -1.40% | final price |
Who is named in “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected”
Companies mentioned with this story
- EWM Ishares
In “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected,” Ishares (EWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF holds stocks listed in Malaysia, which this story is about (“malaysia”)
- CEW Wisdomtree Tr
For “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected,” Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Malaysia
- EMB Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected.” Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Malaysia
- EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf
For “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Malaysia
- EEM Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Malaysia
How “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected” reaches Ishares (EWM)
On 5 Nov 2026, “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected” is the story that connects Ishares (EWM) to this story.
Ishares (EWM) is on the page because iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF holds stocks listed in Malaysia, which this story is about (“malaysia”)
Wisdomtree Tr (CEW) is here too. Its reason reads: WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Malaysia
The price range for Ishares (EWM), and the dates in the story
EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EWM traded between 26.35 and 27.20 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 26.97.
How solid “Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected” looks
47 out of 100
“Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected” scores 47 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 5 linked companies.