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The ringgit has been among the hardest hit currencies after Donald Trump's election, with the dollar rising as much as 5.8 percent against it in November. The dollar reached 4.43 ringgit, its highest in more than a year.
Analysts at Macquarie said the central bank's intervention and warnings to banks on offshore forwards signal more pain ahead.
Persistent ringgit weakness lowers Malaysian palm oil prices in dollar terms and affects producer margins, which can pressure palm oil and palm-based feed ingredient prices.
cnbc.comLeslie ShafferNov 21, 2016Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 51 past bearish macro events, Palm Oil moved a median -1.3% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -4.1% to +1.1%), and -1.8% 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.
