As US rattles sabre on trade, Asia bites its tongue on soft dollar

Seoul

A YEAR after US President Donald Trump took office, heightened rhetoric out of Washington about unfair trade has kept Asian policymakers reluctant to openly talk down their currencies despite the US dollar's slump to multi-year lows.

Instead, central banks are looking at subtler ways to rein in their currencies as sustained weakness in the dollar erodes the competitiveness of many exporting nations.