KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said the ringgit has remained competitive, with inflation in check, despite headwinds from global geopolitical tensions and uncertainties.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar on renewed demand for the greenback as steady US Treasury yields and increased risk aversion following surging Covid-19 cases, mainly in Asia, lent support to the US dollar.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar today as the focus has now shifted towards the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later today, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s gains to end higher against the US dollar today amid softer US Treasury yields, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The ringgit opened almost unchanged with a downward bias against the US dollar, as traders are keeping an eye on the outcome of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled to end later on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The ringgit weakened further against the US dollar at the opening on Friday, spurred by buying interest for the greenback as it continued to rally following high Covid-19 vaccination rates and concerns over an interest rate increase by the People's Bank of China (PBoC), said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Police arrested 39 individuals for their alleged involvement in forex investment fraud cases, in a raid in Puchong last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Ten members of a mule account syndicate were arrested in raids by Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor from November 5 to 10.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today but mostly higher against a basket of currencies backed by supportive demand among investors following the government's move to extend loan moratorium to give a breather to those who have lost their jobs.