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Philippine peso feeling forlorn in a good year for Asia currencies

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Published Fri, Aug 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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ASIAN emerging market currencies have been having their best year since before the 2013 taper tantrum, bolstered by pace-setting growth rates and attractive yields.

But the Philippine peso has been left out of the party - ironically after it held up better than its peers, including the Indonesian rupiah, back in 2013.

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