# Oanda's Stephen Innes on GE14: Factoring stability from status quo | Awani International

> Oanda's Stephen Innes says the market expects the Barisan Nasional coalition to stay in power in the May general election. He says the main question is the size of its majority, which he links to rising political risk. He also says the 1MDB scandal is now largely priced in.

- Date: 2018-04-24 · published 2018-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65776-oanda-s-stephen-innes-on-ge14-factoring-stability-from-status-quo-awani
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of political continuity support a stable ringgit, which limits currency-driven swings in Malaysian commodity trade. The impact on feed markets is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: neutral

## Sources

- international.astroawani.com: https://international.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/oandas-stephen-innes-ge14-factoring-stability-status-quo-173677

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