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Ringgit ends lower against US dollar as Fed rate hike debate intensifies

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The ringgit finished lower against the US dollar on Friday as the market closely monitors the ongoing debate regarding interest rate hikes in the United...

Malay MailMalay Mail2026-09-04 19:05查看原文 ↗

The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar as financial markets observed the debate over potential interest rate hikes in the United States.

Anticipation surrounds the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting, with expectations of a rate hike heightened by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

Despite market uncertainties, the ringgit maintained relative stability, though it weakened against a range of major and regional currencies.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — The ringgit finished lower against the US dollar on Friday as the market closely monitors the ongoing debate regarding interest rate hikes in the United States.

This comes ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting scheduled for September 15 and 16. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has kept interest rates unchanged so far in 2026, but hawkish remarks by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium have increased expectations of a rate hike this month.

At 6pm, the ringgit was quoted at 4.0425/0465 against the US dollar compared with Thursday’s close of 4.0405/0445.

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ringgit was fairly stable despite market uncertainties.

Against a basket of major currencies, the ringgit dipped against the euro to 4.6962/7008 from yesterday’s 4.6894/6940 and eased against the British pound to 5.4663/4717 from 5.4539/4593.

The local note also weakened against the Japanese yen to 2.5832/5860 from 2.5838/5865 at Thursday’s close.

The ringgit traded mostly lower against regional currencies.

It inched up against the Philippine peso at 6.45/6.46 from 6.46/6.47 yesterday and declined against the Singapore dollar to 3.1888/1923 from 3.1850/1884.

It fell against the Thai baht to 12.2693/2863 from 12.2421/2598 and also traded lower against the Indonesian rupiah at 229.1/229.4 from 228.5/228.8 at yesterday’s close. — Bernama

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由于金融市场密切关注美国可能加息的讨论，令吉兑美元汇率收低。

即将召开的联邦公开市场委员会会议备受关注，美联储主席凯文·沃什的鹰派言论加剧了人们对加息的预期。

尽管市场存在不确定性，但令吉仍保持相对稳定，尽管其对一系列主要货币和地区货币有所走弱。

吉隆坡，9月4日讯——由于市场密切关注美国持续不断的加息辩论，令吉兑美元汇率周五收跌。

在联邦公开市场委员会定于9月15日至16日召开会议之前，美联储（Fed）一直维持2026年利率不变，但美联储主席凯文·沃什在杰克逊霍尔研讨会上发表的鹰派言论增加了市场对本月加息的预期。

下午 6 点，令吉兑美元汇率为 4.0425/0465，而周四收盘价为 4.0405/0445。