# Dollar appeal and oil surge fuel bearish bets on emerging Asian currencies: Reuters poll

https://mins.news/en/item/62220

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 07:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/dollars-allure-oil-surge-fan-bearish-bets-emerging-asian-currencies-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aab9a7f89e5cf0001dfa283

> Bearish sentiment toward most emerging Asian currencies intensified, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as investors faced the combined pressures of escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising U.S. Treasury yields.

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