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Ringgit Marginally Pressured, Anwar Signals New Taxes

MYR

USD/MYR prints at 4.6750/75, the pair is ~0.1% firmer today as the Ringgit is marginally pressured in early trade.

  • On Monday the pair finished dealing a touch lower, narrow ranges continue to persist and there has been little follow through on moves in recent dealing.
  • Bulls target the high from 26 June (4.6915), a break through here opens the high from Nov 4 2022 (4.7495). Bears first target the 20-Day EMA (4.6496).
  • A reminder that yesterday July Industrial Production was firmer than forecast at 0.7% Y/Y, a fall of 0.2% had been forecast.
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signalled that the Southeast Asian nation may be considering additional taxes to boost state revenue and meet the target of almost halving the fiscal deficit by 2025. More here.
  • The domestic data docket is empty for the remainder of the week.

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