Retail Sales
Live series
Economy / Monthly
3.817
MYR live macro board
Malaysia Macro Data Board
Malaysian ringgit — managed Asian currency linked to energy, palm oil and electronics exports.
The Malaysian ringgit (MYR) is the official currency of Malaysia. Malaysia exports electronics and semiconductors, liquefied natural gas, crude oil and palm oil, so the ringgit responds to both the global technology cycle and commodity prices. The ringgit is not traded offshore, and onshore market rules shape its liquidity.
Malaysia latest macro readings
A scan-ready view of the main MYR indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Live series
Government Bond Yields / Daily
3.867
Narrow Money (M1)
Live series
Money & Credit / Monthly
741,827.13
M2 Money Supply
Live series
Money & Credit / Monthly
2,631,087.55
Broad Money (M3)
Live series
Money & Credit / Monthly
2,636,548.77
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Live series
Government Bond Yields / Daily
3.239
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Live series
Government Bond Yields / Daily
3.355
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Live series
Government Bond Yields / Daily
3.601
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Retail Sales
Economy
|
3.817 | 4.126 | -0.309 | 2026-10-09 | ABS | Page /Release /API |
|
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
|
3.867 | 3.706 | +0.161 | 2026-08-31 | RBA | Page /API |
|
Narrow Money (M1)
Money & Credit
|
741,827.13 | 736,245.19 | +5,581.94 | 2026-08-31 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
|
M2 Money Supply
Money & Credit
|
2,631,087.55 | 2,653,943.96 | -22,856.40 | 2026-08-31 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
|
Broad Money (M3)
Money & Credit
|
2,636,548.77 | 2,659,386.33 | -22,837.57 | 2026-08-31 | Source metadata | Page /Release /API |
|
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
|
3.239 | 3.223 | +0.016 | 2026-08-31 | RBA | Page /API |
|
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
|
3.355 | 3.305 | +0.05 | 2026-08-31 | RBA | Page /API |
|
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
|
3.601 | 3.5 | +0.101 | 2026-08-31 | RBA | Page /API |
MYR currency market profile
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the MYR market.
Currency code
MYR
Malaysian Ringgit
Policy institution
Bank Negara Malaysia
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Primary USD pair
USD/MYR
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Trading session
Tokyo
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Symbol
RM
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Also known as
ringgit
Common market shorthand where available.
Malaysia macro brief
The highest-signal pages for Malaysia include Retail Sales, 10-Year Government Bond Yield, Narrow Money (M1), M2 Money Supply, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
Bank Negara Malaysia's Monetary Policy Committee sets the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) on a pre-announced schedule. Bank Negara does not publish a numerical inflation target; its decisions weigh price stability alongside sustainable growth.
For MYR research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/MYR dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
What to watch
- Bank Negara Malaysia OPR decision.
- Malaysia CPI release.
- Monthly trade balance and export growth.
- Quarterly GDP release.
- USD/MYR as the main trading pair.
Malaysia source map
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
DOSM
10 series
RBA
5 series
ABS
3 series
Central Bank
3 series
Department of Statistics Malaysia
2 series
BNM
2 series
BIS
1 series
Malaysia coverage by category
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Economy
1 / 11
Labor Market
0 / 5
Money & Credit
3 / 3
Monetary Policy
0 / 2
Government Bond Yields
4 / 5
Additional Indicators
0 / 3
Key Malaysia indicators
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2019-01-31
Economy
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
Government Bond Yields
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Published page
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
Money & Credit
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Published page
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
Money & Credit
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Published page
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
Money & Credit
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 2015-01-31
Government Bond Yields
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
Government Bond Yields
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
Government Bond Yields
Published Malaysia indicator pages
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Economy
1 pages
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 2019-01-31
Money & Credit
3 pages
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Monthly
MYR mn
Starts 2015-01-31
Government Bond Yields
4 pages
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts 2015-01-31
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts 2025-06-30
Tracked Malaysia data catalogue
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Economy
11 tracked
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
DOSM
Starts pending
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
DOSM
Starts pending
Industrial Production
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
ABS
Starts 2019-01-31
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
BIS
Starts pending
Labor Market
5 tracked
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DOSM
Starts pending
Money & Credit
3 tracked
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2015-01-31
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2015-01-31
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Published page
Monthly
Starts 2015-01-31
Monetary Policy
2 tracked
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Tracked in catalogue
Event-driven
BNM
Starts pending
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
BNM
Starts pending
Government Bond Yields
5 tracked
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
RBA
Starts 2025-06-30
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
RBA
Starts 2015-01-31
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
RBA
Starts 2025-06-30
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
RBA
Starts 2025-06-30
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 tracked
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Malaysia guides and research
Explainers and analysis about Malaysia and the MYR, with the by-country tables that put its numbers in context.
Compare Malaysia with other countries
Risk-free rates by country
The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.
Policy rates by country
Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.
Inflation by country
Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.
Government bond yields by country
Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.
MYR market drivers
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Driver 1
Bank Negara Malaysia OPR decisions and policy statements.
Driver 2
Malaysia CPI and core inflation.
Driver 3
Electronics and semiconductor export demand.
Driver 4
Crude oil, LNG and crude palm oil prices.
Driver 5
China growth and regional Asian trade flows.
Driver 6
US rates and the broader US dollar trend.
MYR questions traders ask
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
What is the Overnight Policy Rate?
The OPR is Bank Negara Malaysia's policy rate, the target for the overnight interbank rate. The Monetary Policy Committee reviews it at scheduled meetings.
Can the ringgit be traded offshore?
No. The ringgit is a non-internationalised currency: deliverable trading takes place onshore, and offshore investors typically hedge through onshore arrangements or non-deliverable forwards.
Why do commodity prices affect the ringgit?
Energy and palm oil are significant sources of Malaysian export revenue and government income, so higher prices tend to improve the trade balance and support the currency.
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