Emerging Currencies Hold Gains After Powell While Won Rebounds

Published on December 5, 2024

Emerging-market currencies held gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers could move cautiously as they lower interest rates. The South Korean won rebounded on Wednesday as President Yoon Suk Yeol rapidly reversed his martial law declaration.

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