Malaysian Ringgit Weakens as Fed Rate Hike Odds Climb to 65 Percent
Currency traders brace for tighter US monetary policy while Middle East tensions add pressure to regional foreign exchange markets
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Currency traders brace for tighter US monetary policy while Middle East tensions add pressure to regional foreign exchange markets

Foreign investors pulled out P655 million as geopolitical tensions and domestic wage pressures weigh on market sentiment

Foreign investors begin rotating capital back into Jakarta's beaten-down market after $4 billion in outflows, seeking value plays as AI-driven winners retreat

Adoption of global contract standards and new interest rate swap benchmarks signal deeper liquidity infrastructure across Manila's fixed-income markets.

The PSEi fell 0.33 percent to 6,265.72 as investors awaited fresh catalysts and Middle East tensions pressured crude prices ahead of US inflation data.

Currency retreated from intraday high of 94.9375 as arbitrage demand emerged and state bank intervention thinned