Analysts say political risks continue to weigh on the ringgit despite an expansionary budget and its outperformance against safe-haven currencies. Higher US Treasury yields are strengthening the dollar and weighing on regional currencies.
Persistent political uncertainty and firmer US yields create two-way currency risk for Malaysian buyers, making ringgit-denominated feed costs harder to forecast.
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.