# Malaysia's olive branch to foreign investors might not be enough

> Malaysian bonds slid after FTSE Russell announced a review of Malaysia's inclusion in its World Government Bond Index, with 10-year yields rising 11 basis points over five days. The ringgit is down more than 1% against the dollar so far this year.

- Date: 2019-08-23 · published 2019-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57854-malaysia-s-olive-branch-to-foreign-investors-might-not-be-enough
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Possible index exclusion would drive foreign bond outflows and keep the ringgit under pressure, raising USD/MYR and the local cost of imported feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/malaysia-markets-ringgit/malaysias-olive-branch-to-foreign-investors-might-not-be-enough-idUSL4N25F166/

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