| 21.11.2008 - Fresh worries over Asia’s sliding currencies |
| From FT: Emerging market currencies in Asia came under renewed pressure on Thursday, with the South Korean won and the Indonesian rupiah falling to their lowest levels since the Asian financial crisis of 1998. Analysts said that fears over a sharp slowdown in global growth prompted a renewed downward shift in risk appetite. This drove wary foreign investors into repatriating funds from the region, piling pressure on local currencies..... Full Article: Source |