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Bangkok Post – Tepid exports recovery add to Thailand, Vietnam’s currency woes

FILE PHOTO: Cargo ships are pictured near the port in Bangkok, March 25, 2016. Reuters)

An unexpectedly weak exports performance in Asia’s emerging economies risks adding pressure to their currencies already hammered by a strong dollar and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish pivot.

Data Monday showed Thailand’s outbound shipments contracted 11% in March, falling below all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey, owing in part to a higher base of comparison a year ago….

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