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Economists attribute the recent ringgit decline mainly to external factors, notably expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes and high US inflation of 8.3%. They say the currency's weakness does not reflect fundamental problems in Malaysia's economy.
Malaysia's heavy reliance on food imports is adding pressure on the currency.
A weaker ringgit raises the local cost of dollar-priced imports such as soybean meal, corn and other feed ingredients. Malaysian feed buyers face higher costs even though the domestic economy is not the main driver.
malaysianow.comAzzman Abdul JamalJun 18, 2022Not 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.
