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The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar at about 4.39 after US CPI data showed inflation in the 12 months to November easing to 7.1%. The softer reading lowered US two-year yields and led analysts to suggest the Fed could pause rate hikes by Q2 2023.
The ringgit was mostly weaker against other major currencies.
Expectations of a Fed pause weaken the dollar and tend to support ringgit-priced feed import costs falling, which helps Malaysian feed buyers. The move is currency-driven rather than a change in grain supply.
themalaysianreserve.comZukriDec 14, 2022Not 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.
