
Currency bears beware, Asia’s central banks are drawing a line
Gulf Times
Currency bears beware, Asia’s central banks are drawing a line
The worst may soon be over for Asia’s emerging-market currencies, which have come under pressure during the Iran war, as central banks have begun stepping up their support, having stashed away extra reserves for just such a situation. Policymakers in Indonesia, India and Taiwan have all intervened in foreign-exchange markets over the past two weeks, while China signaled support for its currency by setting a stronger daily fixing. A number of other authorities have issued verbal warnings as they seek to damp volatility. Regional central banks have, in one sense, been preparing for such a challenge for a number of years. They have accumulated about $8tn of foreign-exchange reserves, an increase of about $600bn since the end of 2024, based on Bloomberg calculations that also include Japan.













