# Financial, forex trading to be muted on looming US-China trade deadline

> Malaysian financial and forex markets are expected to be muted this week as the US-China trade truce nears its March 1 deadline without a resolution. Analysts warn that failure to reach a deal could double US tariffs on Chinese goods. Fixed-income markets also signal slowing global growth.

- Date: 2019-02-12 · published 2019-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60863-financial-forex-trading-to-be-muted-on-looming-us-china-trade-deadline
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-deadline risk could hit risk appetite and US-China agricultural purchase expectations, which affect soybean and feed demand. The article itself offers no direct price move for feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- USDMYR: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [China Turns to Exporting Livestock Feed on Weak Domestic Demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30231-china-turns-to-exporting-livestock-feed-on-weak-domestic-demand-financial-post.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55448-how-us-china-trade-deal-achieved-a-little-but-left-out-a-lot-ap-news.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-03-17 | [U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China vows to boost US farm trade but leaves details unclear \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14626-china-vows-to-boost-us-farm-trade-but-leaves-details-unclear-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-01-06 | [Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72986-ag-groups-to-trump-don-t-forget-about-us-on-trade.md) | +2.8% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/02/12/financial-forex-trading-to-be-muted-on-looming-us-china-trade-deadline/

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