# WSJ: Investors selling M'sia's stocks, bonds as US rates rise | Malaysiakini

> Foreign investors sold US$5.3 billion of Malaysian stocks and bonds in November, the largest monthly outflow since September 2011, according to ANZ Bank. The ringgit has lost 6.5 percent against the dollar since the US election and hit a nearly 19-year low on November 30. The selloff follows the Federal Reserve's rate increase.

- Date: 2016-12-16 · published 2016-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73728-wsj-investors-selling-m-sia-s-stocks-bonds-as-us-rates-rise-malaysiakini
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows and rising US rates keep pressure on the ringgit, supporting a higher USD/MYR and a more expensive dollar-priced import bill for Malaysian feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- malaysiakini.com: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/366301

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