Ringgit strengthens further following US Fed's interest rate comment

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Ringgit,US Dollar,Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being on crutches, S. Sivakumar, 53, traversed muddy fields under the blazing sun to reach the Kg Bohol flood retention pond in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (May 15) morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened further against the US dollar at the close following US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comment on interest rate.On Tuesday, Powell indicated that the US central bank's next interest rate move is unlikely to be a hike after the release of a higher-than-expected US Producer Price Index for April, which climbed 2.2 per cent year-on-year.

"While the timing for a rate cut remains an open debate, at least we can safely rule out a rate hike by the Fed.

 

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