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Economists expect the US dollar's three-week decline, driven by weaker US payrolls, lower inflation and negative PPI, to strengthen the ringgit in the near term. CME's chief executive said he sees no strong ringgit swings unless the domestic economy is shocked.
Kenanga noted the ringgit had recently weakened past 4.46 per dollar on US debt-ceiling concerns.
A firmer ringgit makes Malaysian imports such as feed ingredients cheaper in local terms, which can ease landed costs for Malaysian feed buyers. The effect on commodity prices is small because the move is mainly driven by dollar weakness.
nst.com.myFaiqah KamaruddinApr 30, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) 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.
