Asian emerging market currencies have weakened amid higher US real yields, a stronger US Dollar, and elevated oil prices. Oil importers such as the Indian rupee (INR) and Philippine peso (PHP) are described as most exposed, with the Indonesian rupiah (IDR) also under pressure due to sensitivity to US yields and domestic factors. The MSCI EM Currency Index closed the week of 15 May 0.9% lower, its worst weekly performance since early March. The 60-day correlation between Brent crude and the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is reported at 0.55, the...