KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The ringgit opened unchanged against the US dollar, as the market jittered in anticipation of the outcome on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting slated for December 14 and 15, an analyst said.

BERA, Dec 12 — The price of goods is expected to stabilise early next year with more countries opening their economic sectors, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The ringgit retreated from yesterday’s gains and opened easier against the US dollar amid mixed reactions over US job data, influencing appetite for the dollar, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today on continued buying interest, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The ringgit strengthened further against the US dollar at the opening on Thursday as fears over the Omicron variant eased, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the close on Wednesday on renewed buying interest as concerns over the Covid-19 Omicron variant receded somewhat, said a trader.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- It's the same old, same old, 2021 brought mutated challenges, just like in 2020, with Covid-19 dominating headlines, keeping lives and livelihoods on the edge, and putting economic upswing on a bumpy road.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening on Wednesday for some uncertainty over the pandemic has begun to dissipate as scientists have started to have a better understanding of the Omicron variant.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The ringgit ended easier against the US dollar on Tuesday amid a lack of domestic catalysts to lift the local currency, traders said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia is now awaiting consideration from source countries, namely Indonesia, in relation to the mechanism to bring in foreign workers for the oil palm plantation sector, said the Ministry of Plantation, Industries, and Commodities (MPIC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Standard Chartered’s new research ‘Future of Trade 2030: Trends and markets to watch’ stated that Malaysia will be a key driver of global trade growth moving forward, with its exports projected to grow at an average annual rate of more than 8 per cent to cross US$498 billion (US$1=RM4.22) by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow 3.7 per cent this year and further expand to 6.0 per cent in 2022 amid the recovery in economic activities, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF Research) Economist Abdul Mui’zz Morhalim said the recovery in domestic economic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — More employers are granting salary increases to their employees in 2021 compared with 2020, indicating a positive business recovery in the country, according to Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) Salary Survey for Executives and Non-Executives 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The government will set up a panel of experts to review the ceiling price of the existing affordable housing, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar on Monday on lack of buying interest as investors stayed on the sidelines to assess the global economic growth development, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Malaysia is on track to achieve the targeted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of three to four per cent this year despite the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Naypyitaw, Dec 6 — Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions, a source familiar with the proceedings said, in a case her supporters say was politically motivated.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Despite the decline in its relative contribution to the Malaysian economy and trade over the years, the agriculture sector remains significant, especially as a major supplier of food as well as raw materials for resource-based industries, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The ringgit weakened against the US dollar at the opening today as investors’ expectations on the Federal Reserve rate hike remained intact and lent some support for the dollar, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Malaysia’s digital economy growth is gaining traction with e-commerce income rising close to US$190 billion (RM803.8 billion) an increase of 23 per cent, for the first nine months of this year (9M 2021), compared to the same period last year.