Increase in headline inflation not a cause for alarm
According to an economist, there is no need to be alarmed because of the Bank Negara Malaysiaâs (BNM) projection of headline inflation increasing to 5% in the second quarter of 2021. Malaysia University of Science and Technology Professor Geoffrey Williams said that core inflation was expected to remain between 0.5% and 1.5% while non-oil inflation was more likely to be …