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The ringgit closed at 4.0835 per US dollar on July 31, up from 4.0875, after US second-quarter GDP grew 1.5% against a 2.1% forecast. The PCE inflation index eased to 3.7% in June.
Markets still priced a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, which limited the dollar's decline.
A softer US data set weakens the dollar, which lowers the ringgit cost of dollar-priced commodity imports for Malaysia. The lingering September hike bets cap that move and keep the dollar firm for dollar-denominated feed prices.
briefasia.comPriyanka V. RaoJul 31, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
