Investors have reduced their exposure to the South Korean won, the Thai baht, the Japanese yen and other Asian currencies as the dollar gains strength. (Source photo by Reuters and Ken Kobayashi)

Soaring fuel costs add to pressure on Asian currencies

Energy exporters spared as inflation, growth scares roil foreign exhange market

JADA NAGUMO, Nikkei staff writerOctober 25, 2021 06:00 JST | Southeast Asia

TOKYO -- Currencies across Asia are feeling the pain as investors retreat from the region amid concerns about China's economic slowdown, soaring commodity prices and signs of global inflation.

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