# Ringgit slips as investors await US inflation gauge and Fed signals | Malay Mail

> The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Friday, slipping to about 4.2230 as traders awaited the July PCE inflation release. Markets expected headline PCE at 2.6 per cent and core PCE at 2.9 per cent. The ringgit also weakened against the euro and yen.

- Date: 2025-08-29 · published 2025-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23583-ringgit-slips-as-investors-await-us-inflation-gauge-and-fed-signals-malay-mail
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A hotter-than-expected PCE print would firm the dollar and could pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices. The currency move itself is routine pre-data positioning.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-09-20 | [Ringgit seen holding above 4.20 next week as investors eye US data and Fed signals \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23165-ringgit-seen-holding-above-4-20-next-week-as-investors-eye-us-data-and-fed.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2017-07-25 | [Analyst: US interest rates assume major role in ringgit fluctuation \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70228-analyst-us-interest-rates-assume-major-role-in-ringgit-fluctuation-malay-mail.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2025-08-30 | [Ringgit steadies as markets eye Bank Negara and US jobs data in first week of Sept \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23581-ringgit-steadies-as-markets-eye-bank-negara-and-us-jobs-data-in-first-week-of.md) | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-08-26 | [Ringgit slips against greenback on profit-taking ahead of US economic data release \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23586-ringgit-slips-against-greenback-on-profit-taking-ahead-of-us-economic-data.md) | +0.2% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2020-03-03 | [Canadian dollar weakens as investors bet on Bank of Canada matching Fed rate cut - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54361-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-investors-bet-on-bank-of-canada-matching-fed-rate.md) | +0.3% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2025/08/29/ringgit-slips-as-investors-await-us-inflation-gauge-and-fed-signals/189335

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