KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The government will continue to ensure the chicken supply for domestic consumers remains sufficient, says Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The ringgit extended yesterday's gains to end higher against the US dollar today, boosted by steady oil prices, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Business sentiment continued to be positive for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 with the confidence indicator of +4.7 per cent compared to +3.5 per cent in the previous quarter (Q2), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia's (DOSM) latest business tendency statistics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) rebounded 5.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 111.7 points in June 2022 after a rise of 2.3 per cent in May 2022 (111.3 points), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The ringgit continued to remain higher against the US dollar this morning, following the release of the United States (US) Pending Home Sales data which remained in the negative territory despite a better-than-expected reading, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The ringgit closed slightly higher against the US dollar today as oil gains, boosted by possible production cuts by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)+, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The retail price of RON97 petrol will drop by five sen from RM4.35 to RM4.30 per litre while RON95 and diesel will remain unchanged from August 25 to August 31.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The ringgit was slightly stronger against the US dollar this morning due to mild demand for the domestic note.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The ringgit ended weaker versus the US dollar on Tuesday as the greenback continued to strengthen amidst growing risk-off sentiment, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 -- The ringgit extended its weaknesses in the early session against the US dollar today amid a lack of fresh catalysts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The ringgit ended weaker on Monday against the US dollar, in line with regional currencies which were dragged down by China's move to cut a key lending rate, said an analyst.

MELAKA, Aug 22 — The proposal to set two prices for cooking oil, one for domestic use and another for export, has yet to be decided, said Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Datuk Rosol Wahid.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$110.9 billion (RM496.8 billion) as of August 15, 2022, from US$109.2 billion (RM489.2 billion) on July 29, 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The pace of recovery in the office property sector will continue to improve in tandem with the uptick in economic activities and improved business sentiments, following the country’s ongoing transition to the endemic phase, according to Knight Frank Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today, extending its losses last week as more investors shift their focus toward the safe haven currency on the possibility of another rate hike by the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed), dealers said.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 21 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is deploying undercover enforcement officers to inspect shops and food premises in each state to detect traders who increase prices arbitrarily.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The ringgit is likely to see another wild session next week as the robust US dollar may continue to dim the local unit’s lustre until certainty emerges.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) posted a net profit of RM32.80 billion for the financial year ended June 30, 2022 (FY2022) as travel restrictions have been gradually relaxed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The ringgit closed the week on a softer note weighed by the continuous strengthening of the US dollar, riding on the minutes of the Federal Reserve that indicated the central bank would continue to raise its interest rates.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The ringgit extended its downtrend against the US dollar today, opening at its lowest since January 2017 as demand for the greenback continued to surge due to positive readings on the United States (US) economic health, said an analyst.