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The ringgit had a mixed 2018, starting the year strong after climbing from a historic low, then weakening sharply in the second quarter. Analysts attribute the swings mainly to external drivers such as trade tensions, emerging market stress, Fed hike expectations, crude oil moves and US dollar strength.
A weaker ringgit lowers the cost of Malaysian palm oil in dollar terms for buyers, which can support palm-based feed ingredients, while currency swings feed into landed feed costs.
malaymail.comDec 31, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
