TOKYO -- Asian governments are increasingly taking action to stop the fall of their currencies that have been battered this year by the mighty U.S. dollar.

Currency analysts are focused on the U.S. consumer price index for April due Wednesday after the previous month’s data caused the yen to tumble. (Source photos by Hiroshi Tamehiro and Akira Kodaka)
Asian monetary officials seek to buy time until the U.S. economy slows down