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BLAME dividend payments, weddings in India, or simply plain profit-taking. Developing-nation currencies could be in for a rough month in May, if history is any guide.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index has fallen in May in six of the past seven years, a seasonal quirk that's prompted Citigroup Inc. and Credit Suisse Group AG to warn investors that the gauge's five-month winning streak may be coming to an end.
"A particular challenge with this observation is that no fundamental economic...