KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The ringgit opened slightly higher on Tuesday, driven by mild demand for the domestic note and the weakening of the greenback due to lower US Treasury yields.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The ringgit was marginally higher against the US dollar at the opening today following a slight retreat of the greenback overnight, with investors focused on the upcoming March inflation data from the United States on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The ringgit ended the week easier against the greenback, alongside regional currencies, as the United States (US) producer price index (PPI) data came in higher than expected, pushing back expectations of an interest rate cut in the United States in June.

CHICAGO, March 2 — Gold futures on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose yesterday as the US dollar and Treasury yields fell, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 — The Biden administration has sent five senior United States (US) Treasury officials to Beijing this week for economic talks which will include China's "non-market" policies that are adding excess industrial capacity, a Treasury official said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — The ringgit strengthened further against the US dollar on the last trading day of 2023 to reach the 4.59 level and rise against a basket of major and Asean currencies.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The ringgit extended its uptrend to close higher against the US dollar today on positive sentiment anticipating a United States (US) rate cut next year, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The ringgit traded lower against the US dollar at the opening today as the US Dollar Index (DXY) gained 0.1 per cent to 104.153 points as traders betted on an early rate cut by the European Central Bank, strengthening the greenback.

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 10 — The ringgit led losses among emerging Asian currencies and stock markets retreated on Friday, as the United States (US) Treasury yields surged after the Federal Reserve chair said officials were "not confident" interest rates were high enough to defeat inflation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today on rising US bond yields following Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish statement on the US monetary policy, said an analyst.

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 — The United States (US) Treasury said no major trading partners appeared to be manipulating their currencies but put Vietnam back onto a foreign exchange "monitoring list," while removing Switzerland and South Korea from the same scrutiny.

NEW YORK, Nov 4 — Global stock indexes rose sharply, the United States (US) dollar dropped to a six-week low and benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields fell to five-week lows on Friday after data showed US job growth slowed more than expected in October.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The ringgit extended its decline to close lower against the US dollar on Monday as the 10-year US Treasury yield hit five per cent while geopolitical tension in the Middle East further spurred a risk-off sentiment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — An economist said the ringgit continued to trend lower against the US dollar for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, as higher United States (US) Treasury yield weighed on the sentiment towards local currency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — An economist said the ringgit extended its downtrend to end lower against the US dollar today as investors remained cautious amid rising tension in the Gaza Strip.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The ringgit snapped two consecutive days of gains to open lower against the US dollar on cautious sentiment despite the weaker performance of the greenback.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The ringgit continued its upward momentum to open higher against the US dollar today as the United States (US) Treasury yield slid following dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit made a small rebound from yesterday’s loss to end higher against the greenback today as US Treasury bonds retreated from 16-year highs, dealers said.

JAKARTA, Sept 20 — Bank Indonesia (BI) will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5.75 per cent on Thursday (September 21), and for the rest of the year to maintain the stability of the rupiah currency, similar to most of its Asian peers, as inflation continues to ease, a Reuters poll found.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 — The US national debt exceeded US$33 trillion for the first time in the country's history, according to US Treasury Department data, reported Sputnik.