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The ringgit hit a three-year high against the Singapore dollar and a four-year high against the dollar in the week of Dec 12. Gains were attributed to optimism about Malaysia's economy, including October industrial output growth of 6%, and to easing trade tensions.
A Maybank strategist expects the dollar-ringgit rate to fall to about 4.0 by mid-2026.
Ringgit strength lowers the ringgit cost of dollar-priced Malaysian palm oil exports. The signal is a currency move, not a change in physical supply.
businesstimes.com.sgShikhar GuptaJan 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
