KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today, ahead of the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes to be released later in the day, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The ringgit slipped further against the US dollar this morning, extending last week’s downtrend, as the first-ever hung parliament outcome in Malaysia from the 15th General Election (GE15) held last Saturday shook investor confidence, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The ringgit continued its downtrend against the US dollar at the close today as the greenback continued its ascent on safe-haven asset demand ahead of the release of the minutes of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The ringgit slipped to a fresh all-time low against the US dollar at the opening on Wednesday, breaching the 4.5600 level due to the lower oil prices, coupled with the strengthening of the greenback, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The ringgit rebounded to open marginally higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest, despite the anticipation of a United States (US) interest rate hike, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The ringgit continued its downtrend on Monday due to the lack of catalysts amidst growing risk-off sentiment, said an analyst.

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 LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as poor Chinese economic data weighed on emerging currencies, including the ringgit, analysts said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The ringgit ended flat against the US dollar today on lack of buying momentum as traders remained cautious amid market volatility, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The ringgit lost ground against the US dollar this morning ahead of the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The ringgit is likely to continue its decline against the US dollar next week due to higher inflation, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest amid slightly easing demand for the greenback ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting on Thursday, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The ringgit is likely to continue its losing streak against the US dollar next week, as the greenback is expected to stay dominant amid mounting inflation jitters.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The ringgit rebounded from four straight days of losses to end marginally higher against the US dollar on Friday on renewed buying interest.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today despite fragile market sentiments over expectations of an aggressive monetary tightening by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) that would take a toll on the economy, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The ringgit extended yesterday's gains to open higher against the US dollar today following the news that the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to increase its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The ringgit extended its downtrend to open lower against the stronger US dollar today on cautious sentiment over a potential interest rate hike in the US, as well as Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest quarterly forecast, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar this morning as demand for the local currency moderated on the back of a stronger greenback, an economist said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The ringgit continued to open lower against the US dollar as the greenback strengthened following the release of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The ringgit opened slightly weaker against the stronger US dollar after the latest strong economic data amidst rising inflationary pressures further suggesting that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is on track to gradually remove the monetary policy accommodation.