# Ringgit dibuka rendah berbanding dolar AS - Utusan Malaysia

> The ringgit opened weaker against the US dollar at 4.0440/0470 on June 29, as the dollar gained buying momentum amid rising US-China trade tensions. Trump announced a national security review to halt China's purchases of sensitive American technology.

- Date: 2018-06-29 · published 2018-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64767-ringgit-dibuka-rendah-berbanding-dolar-as-utusan-malaysia
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and weaker ringgit raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for Malaysian buyers, while trade escalation adds uncertainty to commodity demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-11-15 | [COMMENT-Trump win weighs heavily on the Malaysian ringgit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27685-comment-trump-win-weighs-heavily-on-the-malaysian-ringgit.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2019-06-30 | [Sterling sags as dollar rises after G20 US, China agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58852-sterling-sags-as-dollar-rises-after-g20-us-china-agreement.md) | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-02-03 | [Why Euro and US Dollar Are Getting Close to Parity Again (EUR/USD) - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26271-why-euro-and-us-dollar-are-getting-close-to-parity-again-eur-usd-bloomberg.md) | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-11-26 | [Morning Bid: Trump tariff threat jolts Canadian dollar, peso, yuan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27607-morning-bid-trump-tariff-threat-jolts-canadian-dollar-peso-yuan-reuters.md) | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2018-06-19 | [Talk of new tariffs extends flight to haven currencies, sparking yen and dollar rally - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64807-talk-of-new-tariffs-extends-flight-to-haven-currencies-sparking-yen-and-dollar.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- utusan.com.my: https://www.utusan.com.my/nasional/2018/06/ringgit-dibuka-rendah-berbanding-dolar-as-52/

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