
The ringgit closed marginally higher at 4.0875/0915 on July 29 ahead of the FOMC decision. Traders were also weighing elevated crude prices and the possibility of a hawkish Fed tone.
Reports said the US military had intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles, which pushed crude higher.
Higher crude prices raise energy-driven inflation expectations, which can support the dollar through Fed policy. That in turn pressures Asian currencies and raises import costs for feed inputs priced in dollars.
Todavía no hay suficientes eventos comparables pasados para una lectura histórica.
Tras 487 eventos alcista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de +1,0 % en 5 sesiones (60% al alza; mitad central entre -2,0 % y +4,0 %), y +1,5 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.