Asia currencies slide for a week after Fed stimulus damps spook markets

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Asian currencies declined this week, with Indian rupee reaching a record low, amid concern U.S. officials will taper bond-buying programme that has spurred inflows into emerging markets. The Philippine peso declined 1.4% to 42.850 against the Dollar and the rupee plummeted 1.2% to 57.78, and the South Korean currency slipped 1.2% to 1,130.40.
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