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Look To The Yuan For Ringgit Direction

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

13-May-24 07:00

Look To The Yuan For Ringgit Direction

The Malaysian Ringgit has depreciated against the US dollar on year to date basis but not as severely as other currencies.  Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank tells us what are the correlations to pay attention to when looking at Asian currencies and if the Federal Reserve is too stubborn for their own good.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  marketseconomypoliticsinternationalgovernment

Tags:  federal reserveyuanringgit malaysiaus dollarsringgit depreciationasian currencies





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