# Malaysia rate cut bets mount as tariff shock dims growth outlook - Yahoo News Singapore

> Investors increasingly expect Bank Negara Malaysia to cut rates, with ringgit swaps pricing 30 basis points of easing over six months. The move follows weaker-than-expected Q1 GDP of 4.4% and rising trade tensions.

- Date: 2025-04-23 · published 2025-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25387-malaysia-rate-cut-bets-mount-as-tariff-shock-dims-growth-outlook-yahoo-news
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected rate cuts tend to weaken the ringgit, which can lift the dollar cost of Malaysian palm oil and affect regional vegetable oil pricing.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-02 | [Ringgit on Best Run in 14 Years as Malaysia’s Outlook Brightens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29078-ringgit-on-best-run-in-14-years-as-malaysia-s-outlook-brightens.md) | -2.0% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-01 | [MYR/USD: Malaysia’s Currency Rally Not Over Yet as Analysts Eye Rate Cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23587-myr-usd-malaysia-s-currency-rally-not-over-yet-as-analysts-eye-rate-cuts.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-31 | [MYR/USD: Malaysia Ringgit Rebound Set to Accelerate on Fed Rate Cuts, Exports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29549-myr-usd-malaysia-ringgit-rebound-set-to-accelerate-on-fed-rate-cuts-exports.md) | -1.9% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-30 | [Malaysia currency outlook - FurtherAsia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23164-malaysia-currency-outlook-furtherasia.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-26 | [BNM deputy governor: Malaysia’s reforms and US interest rate clarity keep ringgit on the up \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28588-bnm-deputy-governor-malaysia-s-reforms-and-us-interest-rate-clarity-keep.md) | +8.4% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- sg.news.yahoo.com: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-rate-cut-bets-mount-225000362.html

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