Asian currencies rise on Fed's comments

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Asian currencies gain after the Fed indicated it is not planning to cut its stimulus earlier and that highly accomodative policies will be necessary. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asian Dollar Index jumped 0.7% this week, however, it is still 1.1% below its level on May 22 when Bernanke said that the Fed might taper its QE.
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