Catherine Bosley

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley |Shinhye Kang

Volatility in the won spiked to its highest since the US presidential election in November. (Bloomberg) -- South Korea plans to more than double the amount of overseas bonds it can issue to fund currency market activity to $3.5 billion, with officials citing the need to respond to sharp fluctuations. The revised issuance ceiling is part of a 12.2 trillion won additional budget aimed at supporting the flagging export-oriented economy now faced with US tariffs.

1 week ago | fa-mag.com | Catherine Bosley |Andras Gergely

The upheaval coming from the Trump administration’s tariffs is reinforcing views that the riskiest assets face more losses ahead. Most emerging-market currencies will decline, according to Societe Generale SA strategists, who warned that China’s yuan is set for a “modest” depreciation and that South Africa’s rand and Latin American currencies will likely be stuck at weak levels.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley |Masaki Kondo |Whanwoong Choi

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s won and bonds may be dragged down if China significantly weakens its currency in response to US tariffs, given deep bilateral trade and competitive pressure. The won is more sensitive to yuan weakness than other emerging Asian currencies like the rupiah, Bloomberg calculations show.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Catherine Bosley |Masaki Kondo |Whanwoong Choi

South Korea’s won and bonds may be dragged down if China significantly weakens its currency in response to US tariffs, given deep bilateral trade and competitive pressure. The won is more sensitive to yuan weakness than other emerging Asian currencies like the rupiah, Bloomberg calculations show.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Andras Gergely |Catherine Bosley

The Indonesian rupiah fell among EM currencies last week. (Bloomberg) -- The upheaval coming from the Trump administration’s tariffs is reinforcing views that the riskiest assets face more losses ahead. Most emerging-market currencies will decline, according to Societe Generale SA strategists, who warned that China’s yuan is set for a “modest” depreciation and that South Africa’s rand and Latin American currencies will likely be stuck at weak levels.