The bank said inflation would remain elevated in the near-term due to supply-side pressures while economic growth will also record a setback

The rupee weakened to about 198.39 to the dollar on Wednesday, the central bank said, a historic low that means it has lost almost a quarter of its value in the past year

Hit hard by the pandemic, rising oil prices and populist tax cuts, Sri Lanka's dire economic situation has led to spiralling inflation and shortages of essential supplies

Stablecoins are meant to offer a reliable investment option, unlike unpegged cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ether, which are very volatile

Transport, banks and materials stocks had a higher share price correlation with the exchange rate, perhaps because they are more affected by general economic conditions

IMF raised dollar weighting to 43.38% from 41.73% and yuan's to 12.28% from 10.92%. The euro's weighting declined to 29.31% from 30.93%, the yen's fell to 7.59% from 8.33% and the British pound fell to 7.44% from 8.09%

The central bank has made three interventions in two days, spending HK$8.533 billion (US$1.08 billion) in total to defend the local currency, which is weakening because of capital outflows

Nomura said yuan depreciation could also add modest inflationary pressures, as China is the world’s largest importer of energy and agricultural products

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought almost HK$1.6 billion ($202 million) of the territory's currency after it fell to its lower limit of HK$7.85 in New York trading hours

The Chinese yuan hit an 18-month low in Monday morning trade as concern about its zero-Covid policy and economic slowdown weakened the currency

Overseas investors extended their selling of Chinese shares into April on mounting worries about prolonged Covid-19 lockdowns and Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Chinese telecoms company has been accused by the Enforcement Directorate of making illicit remittances. The Indian agency described its claims of coercion as 'baseless'.