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Malaysian bond outflows hit 11-month high as rate cut bets fade

Marcus Wong / Bloomberg
Marcus Wong / Bloomberg • 2 min read
Malaysian bond outflows hit 11-month high as rate cut bets fade
The withdrawals underscore how rate cut bets have faded with the economy seeing low inflation and the central bank predicting resilient domestic demand through 2026. Photo: Bloomberg
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Malaysian bonds posted their largest foreign outflows in 11 months, weighed down by fading expectations of interest-rate cuts and a wall of maturities.

Global funds pulled US$1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) from the nation’s sovereign and corporate bonds in September, the most since October 2024. They had plowed US$726 million into Malaysian debt in August.

The withdrawals underscore how rate cut bets have faded with the economy seeing low inflation and the central bank predicting resilient domestic demand through 2026.

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