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Emerging-Market Currencies Ride Out Fed Hike, Trade-Row Escalation

Emerging-Market Currencies Ride Out Fed Hike, Trade-Row Escalation

Emerging-market currencies rounded off a winning month, defying the prospect of further rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, as more developing-nation central banks deployed tighter monetary policies to backstop local markets. Trade tension between China and the U.S. escalated as some $200 billion of Chinese products became subject to U.S. tariffs on Sept. 24, on top of $50 billion of existing levies.