Lets us 'slow slow' wait for it then. 

Honestly speaking, I dont see any reasons for there to be a 'major' reversal. 

how has fdi been in the last 10 years, what changes?
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/malaysia/f...rect-investment
oh, it can.

currency values are not random. depends how the power ones manage the economy.

some go down, stay down and down some more - for decades.

dong, rupiah included.
http://life-in-saudiarabia.blogspot.my/201...s-of-world.html

analysts are analysts.

predictions are just what they are - predictions.

while the band of "rm will strengthen to xyz" experts have gone all silent, here's a new one from across the causeway.

Well, Sgp government manages the economy well. Cant blame them. But to be honest, I think many countries are doing fine because the only currency that is on a free fall now seems to be only the RM. 

Who doesn't want SGD now. Its 3.18 today at the money changers. 

fed likely to hike rates on mar 15.

will be interesting to see if bnm will continue to use reserves to intervene or let go.

this report, analysis is good, very sound.

"MYR might strengthen against SGD"... i read it saying MAS might recalibrate their band and slope to keep the SGD from rising in tandem with USD, i.e. it needs to balance with the SGD with RM and RMB which are major trading partners. now, that has been speculated, rumured since >1 year ago. yet, month after month, it strengthens against the RM.

last couple of days, SGD declined against RM. i see this as not due to MAS/SGD but that the USD regaining strength from $ index 99.6100 to 102 to 101.4 today as the fed gets hawkish. The RM has been crawl pegged to the USD (at 4.45) with BNM intervention which explains why it gained against SGD.

for the near future, i do not see MAS/SGD doing anything unusual. and i quite certain the fed will hike rates by 25bps on mar 15 (mar 16 here).

where the RM goes will depend how much more BNM wants to intervene with FX reserves to keep up with USD.

my bet is after fed hike rates, it will let go and let it slip but not higher than 4.50.

SGD will be closer to 3.20.

just what i think... let's see, shall we?

How about nzd? Drop from 3.25 to 3.15. will it drop again.?

Gone la. Another round of decreasing RM  

Itu dia... SGD 3.163 at fav money changers as of today. AUD at 3.435. 

I think it might tank to back to 3.155 once the euphoria is over...

I would disagree. SGD is known to go up and rarely comes down.

Yeah,... the MAS said to investors last night that they do not intend to lower the SGD band in the coming policy meeting in April because the economy looks okay now,... if this happens, then the SGD will run faster up against our RM,... don't know wished to be happy or sad here !

there has been a slew of news pointing to a strengthening sg economy again - property and exports in particular.
sg stocks, sgreits, sgd - will stay strong.

of course, if still on a rm->sgd buying spree, that offers little chance. then again, u can't get all of it right all the time! the volatility is certain to keep coming, no doubt. the $'s been hammered sicne rate hike, compounded by the strong euro. but it's always the same... give it a few weeks and the $ bulls will return.

the question then is will BNM continue to crawl peg? somehow, given all i know at this time, i hold the view that there simply isn't enough fx ammo for RM to follow closely when $ goes up but will follow when $ goes down. dunno when but at some point, i say it will break away - that, i need not describe the details.

Hi peeps, I asked this in the FSM thread but wonder if you guys here have a different view point.

I recently came back to Malaysia after close to 2 years of earning foreign income and brought back with me some foreign currency (from the former land of convicts) which is sitting in my FCA now...

With the current weakening RM, should I convert it out to RM and then invest in funds or should I just keep it in the FCA without earning any interests to hedge against the historically downward trend of RM?

Dilemma. Sifu please advise 

The reason for bullish? Don't tell me GE?