No inflection point for ringgit yet - Sustainable gains need to be backed by local economy


PETALING JAYA: With the US Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell indicating an easing bias in 2024, have emerging market (EM) currencies like the ringgit reached an inflection point against the US dollar?

Currency analysts believe the local unit will make limited gains against the greenback even if the Fed starts easing its policy rates by September based on cooling data from the US labour market and inflation over the next two months.

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