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Economists say the US dollar is likely to keep rising against the ringgit, which has moved from RM4.04 to RM4.15 since the May election. They cited the US interest rate hikes and the Turkish financial crisis as drivers and cautioned against pegging the currency.
A persistently weak ringgit raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and supports palm oil prices in ringgit terms.
freemalaysiatoday.comRobin AugustinSep 13, 2018After 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.
