Asian Currencies Slide on US Inflation, Fed Rate Hike Concerns
Emerging Asian currencies including South Korea's won, Taiwan dollar, Philippine peso, and Indonesian rupiah weakened due to hotter-than-expected US inflation data. This revived concerns about Federal Reserve rate hikes, strengthening the US dollar and causing a sell-off in AI-linked stocks. Capital outflows and rising borrowing costs pressured these currencies further.
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