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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today, supported by a weaker US Dollar Index (DXY) which fell 0.71 per cent to 100.376 following a downgrade of the United States government's sovereign credit rating.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher today against the US dollar buoyed by Moody’s Ratings recent downgrade of the US credit rating on concerns over rising debt.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit’s outlook remains positive going into next week, with the currency expected to hover in the 4.26-4.29 range against the US dollar, according to SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as cautious sentiment on the local note offset a weaker greenback following softer economic data in the United States.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- The ringgit has continued its positive momentum, opening stronger against the US dollar this morning, ahead of Malaysia’s first quarter (1Q) 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) announcement today, an analyst said.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today, buoyed by mild demand, as traders remained cautious while monitoring ongoing economic developments.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar as traders continue to observe the potential trade deal between the US and China, along with geopolitical risks, according to an economist.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed firmer against the American dollar on Wednesday, supported by improved risk sentiment following a lower-than-expected US inflation reading and easing US Treasury yields.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif and Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, as easing US-China trade tensions brought relief to the financial markets, reducing recession fears and boosting risk-on sentiment among the traders and investors, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today as investors scaled back their expectations for the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today, supported by positive sentiment from the United States (US)-China diplomatic negotiations on the US tariff, an analyst said.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to stay weaker in the near term, given the optimism that a trade deal between the United States (US) and China, and perhaps the rest of the world, would be achieved within the 90-day pause period.
