The ringgit breached 4.45 per US dollar for the first time since March 2017 after the Fed and ECB rate hikes lifted the dollar index. Kenanga Research said COVID cases in Asia, European political risk and weak global sentiment would cap any ringgit recovery.
A weaker ringgit raises Malaysian import costs for feed and feedstock, and a stronger dollar index tends to pressure dollar-priced grains and oilseeds.
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.