Emerging markets - Philippine peso at more than two-week low as resilient dollar pressures Asian forex


MANILA, Feb 7 (Reuters): The Malaysian ringgit led losses among Asian emerging currencies on Tuesday, as markets weighed hawkish signals from global central banks and considered the likelihood of further interest rate hikes.

The ringgit, which has gained 2.5% so far this year, weakened 0.8% to a more than two-week low. Indonesia's rupiah fell 0.6% and the Philippine peso slipped 0.4%.

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