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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies fall as middle east tensions boost dollar safe-haven demand

* Philippine peso falls 1% to 2-month low * Indonesian rupiah down 0.3% ahead of rate decision * Federal Reserve decision due later in the day By Himanshi Akhand June 18 (Reuters) - Emerging Asian currencies lost ground on Wednesday as the dollar held firm on safe-haven demand as the conflict between Israel and Iran entered a sixth day, while investors awaited rate decisions by the Bank Indonesia and the Federal Reserve. Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other, with U.S. President Donald Trump calling for Iran's...
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CORRECTED-EMERGING MARKETS-Asia currencies subdued as Trump continues slamming Fed

(Corrects paragraph 1 and 9 to say Singapore stocks gained for the sixth straight session, not seventh) * Indonesian rupiah leads losses * Asian equities mixed * Stocks in Malaysia snap three straight sessions of losses By Rishav Chatterjee April 22 (Reuters) - Currencies in emerging Asia were subdued on Tuesday, weighed down by President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, while Singapore equities extended their winning streak into a sixth straight session. An MSCI index of Asian emerging market equities snapped a three-day streak of gains,...
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