Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2026 – The Malaysian ringgit eased against the US dollar on Monday as investors shifted towards the greenback amid rising global uncertainty, firmer United States Treasury yields and expectations that the Federal Reserve may maintain a more restrictive policy stance.
At 6pm, the local note weakened to 4.1465/1500 against the US dollar, compared with 4.1340/1395 at the previous close. The decline reflected renewed demand for the greenback as currency traders assessed the impact of geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia, shifting oil prices and the possibility of tighter US monetary conditions.
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