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Popularity becomes a drag on the ringgit, rupiah
Already reeling from a commodity slump, debt in the two nations is most vulnerable to developments in the US
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Kuala Lumpur
THE popularity of Malaysia's ringgit and Indonesia's rupiah among global investors has made them South-east Asia's most volatile currencies, just as the region heads for troubled waters.
Already reeling from a commodity slump, debt in the two nations is seen by strategists as the most vulnerable to concerns surrounding the US presidential election and the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate increase.
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