Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Asian Currencies Weaken as Risk Aversion Rises; South Korean Won Advances

(Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies fell, led by the
Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso, on speculation overseas
investors are cutting back riskier assets on concern the U.S.
economy will slow.

A slump in U.S. subprime loans gives ``serious reasons to
worry'' and is a ``reality check,'' without posing a systemic
threat, Moody's Investors Service said today. A weighted basket
of 10 Asian currencies, compiled by JPMorgan, slipped from the
highest since the region's financial crisis in 1997.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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