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The ringgit weakened slightly against the US dollar last week, closing at 4.1195 per dollar versus 4.1128 the prior week, as the greenback held firm. Markets were widely expecting the Fed to cut rates at its end-of-month meeting.
A firmer dollar and currency weakness in Malaysia affect palm oil and feed costs priced in dollars, while anticipated Fed easing could ease pressure on emerging-market currencies.
themalaysianreserve.comJul 29, 2019Not 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.
After 86 past neutral macro events, Palm Oil moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.0%), and +1.0% 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.
