Flow-driven weakness with policy support – OCBC

Flow-driven weakness with policy support – OCBC

OCBC Bank’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Taiwan Dollar (TWD) remains on the back foot, with USD/TWD above 32, driven mainly by foreign equity selling and dividend/remittance-related US Dollar (USD) demand rather than weaker fundamentals. Authorities are encouraging quicker execution of large USD sell orders to mobilise natural supply, while exporter USD […]

Undervaluation and BOK outlook aid won – BBH

Undervaluation and BOK outlook aid won – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights an extended broad rally in South Korean Won (KRW) as Korean equities underperform, reducing rebalancing outflows. Haddad sees an encouraging outlook, with KRW about 11% undervalued on Real Effective Exchange Rates (REER) metrics and the Bank of Korea (BoK) poised to start hiking at its July 16 meeting. […]