Asian currencies are surging against the US dollar, led by Taiwan’s currency which recently jumped 10% in just two days. This trend is spreading across Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, China, and Hong Kong.
The movement signals a major shift as Asian export nations reconsider their long-standing practice of investing trade surpluses in US assets.
Analysts call this an “Asian crisis in reverse,” contrasting with the 1997-1998 period when Asian currencies collapsed. President Trump’s aggressive tariffs have triggered this change by undermining confidence in US assets and disrupting traditional trade dollar flows.
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