| 04 May 2018 20:31 | South China Morning Post |
The unpopular goods and services tax (GST), soaring living costs, the 1MDB financial scandal and the epic battle between Prime Minister Najib Razak and Mahathir Mohamad.
more| 04 May 2018 19:00 | The Star Online |
“Most of our customers are multinationals which are based in Malaysia so sales are conducted in the ringgit. For the rest of the tech companies they have a very high exposure to the dollar as 80-90% of their sales are to export markets,” he adds.
moreMay 4 (Reuters) - The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0215 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0215 GMT Currency Latest Previous Pct bid day Move Japan yen 108.97 109.18 +0.19 Sing dlr 1.3301 1 ...
moreMALAYSIAN RINGGIT The Malaysian ringgit slipped 0.3 percent to its weakest position in nearly one month. "Despite the long-term supportive underlying structure from higher oil prices, the short-term election drivers and a broadly stronger USD will ...
moreEarlier in the session, the palm oil contract touched 2,391 ringgit, its weakest since April 18. Trading volumes stood at 15,361 lots of 25 tonnes each at the midday break.
more| 16 Apr 2018 03:15 | EconoTimes |
The Malaysian ringgit is expected to face volatility in the months ahead, owing to political uncertainties ahead of the country's May 9 general election, the 14th of its kind.
moreSo even a disappointment in the data may not offer a lasting response in the Malaysian Ringgit. Speaking of monetary policy, on Thursday we will get Bank of Indonesia's rate decision.
more| 15 Apr 2018 19:56 | The Business Times |
[KUALA LUMPUR] Polls predict Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will be returned to office in next month's general election but a string of political shocks around the world in recent years mean investors are bracing for a range of possible outcomes ...
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