The determinants of Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) against United States Dollar (USD)

This paper attempts to identify the factors that affect the Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) during Year 2005-2019 in comparison with those of the Malaysian experience. It consist four independent variable which is export rate, import rate, inflation rate and interest rate. This paper also studies the relationship of the four independent variables with MYR. Using Eviews 10 and DataStream as the way to find the data, the paper concludes that the some of the independent variable have significant relationship with the studies. The Malaysian economy faced major constraints represented in financial crises, slowdown in the global demand for electronics, fall in investment rate, high unemployment, and public debt, yet was able to continue recovering the economic performance after downturns with both its fiscal and monetary policies supporting its economic activity