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RUB and CEE Among Weakest FX Performers

EM FX
  • Political uncertainty keeps weighing on the RUB this week; the ruble is the weakest FX performer among the EM world, down 1.6% against the US Dollar so far.
  • CEE currencies also continue to consolidate lower as the risk off environment keeps weighing on the domestic economy.
  • PLN is the second worst performer this week, down 1.3% against the greenback; the zloty is the most vulnerable currency among the CEE region to the Russia-related on-going tensions given Poland dependence on imports from Russia.
  • The hawkish NBH decision led to some positive HUF retracement in todays’ trading session, erasing most of yesterday’s losses.
  • Asian/SE Asian currencies have been the best performing currencies among the EM world, with PHP and CNY at the top of League, up 0.9% and 0.8% against the dollar.

Source: Bloomberg

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