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The ringgit hit an 11-month low of 4.16 per US dollar on October 11, 2018, as trade-war tensions, rising US interest rates and global growth fears drove risk aversion. Weakness in the Chinese yuan added pressure.
An analyst expects the ringgit could reach 4.20 by year-end if sentiment worsens.
Ringgit weakness lowers the local cost of Malaysian palm oil exports, which can support palm oil competitiveness, while broader risk-off sentiment tends to weigh on commodity prices.
themalaysianreserve.comDzulOct 12, 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.
