# Awaiting US Midterms and National Bank Rate Decision; Ringgit Rises to 4.0682

> Malaysia's ringgit traded mixed against the US dollar and Singapore dollar as investors awaited the US midterm election results and the Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Policy Committee decision. The ringgit reached a high of 4.0682 per dollar intraday before trading around 4.0723 by late morning.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T06:09:14.415Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79206-awaiting-us-midterms-and-national-bank-rate-decision-ringgit-rises-to-4-0682
- Commodities: [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

Pre-event caution keeps the ringgit range-bound, which has little direct effect on feed commodity prices. Any surprise from the US elections or the Malaysian central bank could shift the ringgit and regional palm oil pricing in ringgit terms.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: neutral

## Sources

- klsescreener.com: https://www.klsescreener.com/v2/news/view/1821435/%E8%A7%82%E6%9C%9B%E7%BE%8E%E4%B8%AD%E6%9C%9F%E9%80%89%E4%B8%BE%E4%B8%8E%E5%9B%BD%E8%A1%8C%E8%AE%AE%E6%81%AF-%E9%A9%AC%E5%B8%81%E5%8D%87%E8%87%B34-0682

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.