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The yen continues to rise against the dollar due to concerns of Japanese intervention, which could potentially stabilize the currency's recent decline.

The gold market is expected to end the week with its best performance since 2020, driven by concerns over the US dollar following a potential Greenland crisis and Trump's tariffs threat.

India's largest airline, Indigo, saw its shares drop after reporting a 78% plunge in earnings due to currency fluctuations, labor reforms, and increased passenger compensation costs.

The US dollar is expected to experience its worst week since June due to uncertainty in US policymaking, which may impact the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting.

The recent 'quiet-quitting' of US assets has fueled a boom in bets from emerging markets (EM) to gold, with Asian currencies and EM stocks reaching record highs, and local currency government bonds also hitting new highs.

Indonesia's rupiah hit a record low in January due to investor concerns over the country's fiscal outlook and economic policy direction, despite central bank intervention.

India's sales of US Treasuries have reached a five-year low, driven by efforts to support its currency and diversify its reserves, indicating a broader shift by major economies away from dollar assets.

China's central bank set the yuan's daily reference rate stronger than 7 per dollar for the first time since 2023, indicating a potential further appreciation in the currency, which is seen as a sign of policymakers' intention to stabilize the economy.

Malaysia's strong ringgit is negatively impacting export-reliant glove makers, leading to tightened profit margins due to dollar-denominated earnings being affected.

The US dollar has reached a new high in global transaction usage, according to Swift, with the dollar maintaining its position as the dominant currency in international trade despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding US policies.

The Malaysian ringgit is experiencing its most active trading period in years due to growing global confidence in Malaysia, with investors betting on the currency's market-beating rally to continue.

Ripio, an Argentine exchange, is investing in local currency stablecoins and tokenized bonds, anticipating a 10-year growth in tokenized money across Latin America.