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Ringgit Opens Flat On Caution After Recent Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar on Thursday as investors turned a bit cautious after recent gains, despite growing speculation for a US interest rate cut.

Ringgit Opens Firmer On Softer US Dollar, Rate Cut Hopes 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar on Thursday, lifted by a softer greenback amid growing expectations of interest rate cuts by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) in the coming months.

Ringgit Opens Flat Against US Dollar, Higher Versus Other Majors

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar but rose against other major currencies, with investors still weighing the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and Washington’s reciprocal tariff measures, which take effect today.

Ringgit Ends Lower Against US Dollar As Fed Holds Interest Rate Steady

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit reversed its gains in the morning to end lower against the greenback on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate steady overnight.

Ringgit Opens Higher Ahead Of 13MP Announcement

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies on Thursday, ahead of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) announcement this afternoon, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

Ringgit Opens Higher On Easing Trade Tensions 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher on Tuesday against the US dollar and other major and regional currencies, supported by easing global trade tensions that lifted investor sentiment, an analyst said.

Ringgit Climbs As Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Fed To Cut Interest Rates

By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its gains against the greenback at the close on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates.

HLIB Maintains Forecast For BNM To Cut OPR To 2.75 Pct in 2H 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) has maintained expectations for Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to lower the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.75 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (2H 2025), if economic conditions warrant. 

Ringgit Firmer Vs US Dollar At Opening

By Anas Abu Hassan and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit inched higher at the opening today amid ongoing geopolitical worries and despite a firmer greenback after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to keep interest rates unchanged, an analyst said.

Ringgit Expected To Trade Sideways Ahead Of Key Fed Meeting

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within a narrow range next week, as investors remain cautious amid ongoing global inflation concerns, said an analyst.

BNM’s 100-bps SRR Cut Gives Room To Assess US Tariff Impact - Moody’s Analytics

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The 100-basis point cut in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) ratio by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) last Thursday is intended to give the Monetary Policy Committee some breathing room to assess the impact of the United States (US)-led tariff shock on exports, said Moody’s Analytics.

Ringgit Rises On Softer US Dollar Amid A Drop In Its Treasury Yields

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rose against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, bolstered by a weaker US dollar index (DXY) and a drop in US Treasury yields, signalling persistent risk-off sentiment.