
Analysts expect the ringgit to trade lower after Malaysia's Budget 2025 reaffirmed a deficit target of 3.8% of GDP for 2025. The ringgit was weighed down during the week by a strong US dollar as the Fed signaled caution on rate cuts.
Budget discipline supports the ringgit only modestly, and a firm dollar keeps Asian currency pressure in place, which affects the cost of imported feed inputs for regional buyers.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.