
The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the open on July 29, 2022, after weaker US Treasury yields followed a US economic contraction in Q2 2022. Analysts said global recession concerns and US-China tensions over Taiwan could keep Asian currencies subdued.
A firmer ringgit makes Malaysian-priced imports such as feed ingredients slightly cheaper, while the broad dollar weakness linked to US slowdown fears can modestly support dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices.
Not 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.