Emerging markets - Indonesian inflation rises in November as Asian FX goes lower; stocks rangebound


JAKARTA (Reuters): The South Korean won and the Taiwan dollar started December on a weak note on Friday, after the U.S. dollar steadied on commentary from Federal Reserve officials which pushed back market expectations on a quick pivot to rate cuts.

The South Korean won depreciated nearly 1.2%, marking its worst day since early April, while Taiwan's unit dropped about 0.7%, posting its worst intra-day session since March.

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