Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

The Singaporean dollar rose as high as 3.4826 versus the ringgit on Friday, Oct 20, 2023.

Thailand is perhaps under greater risk of scrutiny by the US than Singapore or Malaysia, says the CGS-CIMB team.

(May 2): Malaysia’s stock market and currency are set for a rebound from their slump following the elections almost a year ago, said Nazir Razak, former chairman of Malaysia’s second-largest bank.

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): It does appear as though uncertainties, nerves and heightened volatility could become the new norm for financial markets globally. While specific geopolitical risks will ebb and flow, a widening trade spat between the US and China as

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): The Malaysian ringgit fell the most in a week this year, with USD rising 0.5% against it to 4.2308, the most since December 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): At 5pm on Dec 30, 2016, the ringgit traded at 4.4862 against the US dollar. Flashback to five years ago: On Dec 30, 2011, the ringgit stood at 3.1680 against the greenback, a 41.6% contrast.

SINGAPORE (Nov 28): Malaysia's attempts to force currency traders overseas to stop selling down the ringgit, as investors flee the country's bond market, has had little discernible impact so far, traders and analysts say.

SINGAPORE (Nov 21): Malaysia's central bank should be careful what it wishes for. Attempts to arrest the slump in the ringgit risk unintended consequences that may be worse than the volatility it's trying to quell.

SINGAPORE (Nov 18): When news first broke that Donald Trump would be the next president of the US, the US dollar (USD) plummeted against other major currencies such as the euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY).

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): The Malaysian ringgit has been one of the worst performing currencies in Asia since Donald Trump won the recent US election. Having spoken to several economists, currency strategists and traders for their views, here are a couple of po