{
  "id": 15541045,
  "title": "Ringgit opens mostly higher after Malaysia’s GDP growth beats expectations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ringgit-opens-mostly-higher-after-malaysias-gdp-growth-beats",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:54:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/10/19/ringgit-opens-mostly-higher-after-malaysias-gdp-growth-beats-expectations/239666"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian ringgit opened higher against major currencies today after the country's GDP growth for the third quarter surpassed expectations. The advance estimate estimated the growth rate at 5.3 percent, surpassing the previous quarter's 6.0 percent growth. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid suggested that the stronger-than-expected economic growth could lead to a potential normalization of monetary policy. The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar, euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Indonesian rupiah, Philippine peso, Singapore dollar, and Thai baht. However, it weakened against the Japanese yen.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The ringgit opened mostly higher against a basket of major currencies today after Mala...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ringgit firmer as Malaysia’s Q3 GDP growth beats expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ringgit-firmer-as-malaysias-q3-gdp-growth-beats-expectations",
        "published": "2026-10-19T00:36:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ringgit opens mostly higher as GDP growth beats forecasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ringgit-opens-mostly-higher-as-gdp-growth-beats-forecasts",
        "published": "2026-10-19T01:26:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}