Asian Currencies Hit by Iran War, Adding to Economic Strain
The Indian rupee and the Philippine peso have fallen to record lows. Japan and South Korea have spent billions propping...
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Asia’s currencies are flashing the oil shock alarm
SINGAPORE – Asia’s policymakers are taking increasingly urgent and unusual steps to shore up their economies on the front line...
Asia’s currencies are flashing oil shock alarm
By Ankur Banerjee and Jaspreet Kalra SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Asia's policymakers are taking increasingly urgent and unusual steps...
Analysis-Asia’s currencies are flashing oil shock alarm
By Ankur Banerjee and Jaspreet Kalra SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Asia's policymakers are taking increasingly urgent and unusual steps...
The energy crisis is becoming a currency crisis
Have a look at a list of the worst-performing currencies since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war with...
How low will Indonesia’s falling rupiah go?
Indonesia’s psychological and economic guardrails officially cracked in mid-May when the rupiah plunged to 17,513 against the US dollar, the...
9 countries where the Indian rupee is stronger than local currency in 2026
If that international trip didn’t make it out of the group chat last year, reviving it in 2026 may feel...
Rupiah’s fall shows old emerging-market playbook no longer works
On May 5, the rupiah closed at 17,445 per dollar — its weakest level on record — and by evening...
De-Dollarization in Indonesia: Local Currency Payments up 163%
De-dollarization is naturally rising on the ground level in Indonesia, as the usage of local currency, the rupiah, has risen...
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across Asia is...
