Asian currencies retreat as dollar strengthens on US tariff ruling


Asian currencies traded lower on Thursday as the dollar strengthened after a U.S. trade court halted the implementation of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs.

The MSCI index of emerging market currencies was down 0.2%. The Singapore dollar dropped as much as 0.7% to its lowest point in more than a week, while the Malaysian ringgit and the Thai baht fell 0.4% each.

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