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Asian Currencies Slide as Crude Jumps on Middle East Standoff

Bloomberg Markets · May 11, 2026, 6:52 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Emerging Asian currencies were lower, with the Korean won and the Thai baht leading losses amid a stalemate in the Middle East talks to end the 10-week-long US-Iran conflict.

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