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  • Week 1 –

    Why has the MYR appreciated against the JPY?  

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    The period I am going to research is from January 2021 to January 2026. 

    The reason for it is because it is the post-pandemic recovery period. The period when COVID-19 pandemic ends and the economy start to act normally. 

    The sites thet I am going to use are 

    • Investing.com for charts 
    • IMF (International Monetary Fund): A highly reputable institution that analyses the global economic situation. 
    • Bank Negara Malaysia: The central bank of Malaysia. 

    Why has the MYR appreciated against the JPY?  

    Project Log 01

    1. At first, I decided to start by analyzing basic data. 
    • I decided to research if there is any specific year the Malaysia ringgit appreciated against the Japanese Yen. 
    • I decided to research the chart of the last five years of MYR/JPY rate, January 2021 to January 2026. 

    ↳　I used the site called investing.com because it is the one of the largest investment portal sites, therefore, reliable. 

    1. Charts 

    Source: Investing.com

    1. What the graph indicates 
    • Overall, the appreciation is graduate, and it seems there are particularly no standout changes. 
    • Some noteworthy changes 
      • In March 2022, appreciated from 27.4 MYR/JPY to 28.9 MYR/JPY  
      • During period of March to August in 2022, MYR/JPY increased from 27.4 to 31.0.
      • The fluctuations (the ups and downs) in the graph from April 2024 to February 2025 have become more pronounced, ranging between 32.0 and 35.0 MYR/JPY. 
      • Significant increase rate from October 2025 and it continues until now. 
    1. Analysis 
    • I am not be able to know the cause of increase/decrease by only seeing the charts, but I could know the appreciation is continuous, therefore, the general (one of the) cause if appreciation is also something that affects economic continuously.
    • In addition, I could know a few times that the chats moved notably so there may be some events during these periods of time. 
    1. What will I do next week 
    • Research the general cause of appreciation. 
    • Research any special events that happened when the time/period I pointed out. 

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    I am Sakura Toyooka, A Level student. This is my website for EPQ.