A taste of what is to come was felt last month when the ringgit took a big hit, falling 4.1% against the US dollar, in tandem with sharp declines among regional currencies against the US dollar.
“Investors’ appetite for risk may begin to drop as the US policy becomes less accommodative and prospects for the first interest-rate hike become imminent,’’ RHB Research Institute said in a report.
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