The recent depreciation of the Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit against the dollar has left both currencies at levels not seen since 1998, but suggestions that this signals a re-run of the Asian Financial Crisis are wide of the mark. If both currencies continue to weaken, the worst outcome would probably be interest rates hikes rather than a broader financial crisis.
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