# Foreign buyers shifting to bond market for higher yields - The Malaysian Reserve

> Foreign investors are moving from Malaysian equities into ringgit bonds as the ringgit hit a one-year high of RM4.08 per US dollar. Traders expect a central bank rate hike as early as January 2018. Foreign equity outflows have persisted for four months.

- Date: 2017-11-29 · published 2017-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68250-foreign-buyers-shifting-to-bond-market-for-higher-yields-the-malaysian-reserve
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Capital flows shape the ringgit, which affects the local-currency cost of Malaysian palm oil and other dollar-priced feed inputs. Expected rate hikes are a macro signal rather than a direct supply or demand event.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bearish ▼

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2017/11/30/foreign-buyers-shifting-bond-market-higher-yields/

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