(SP75) The US Sub-prime Crises and Extreme Exchange Market Pressures in Asia

The primary objective of this study is to examine the evidence of occurrences of extreme market pressure of currencies of a number of Asian economies against the US dollar during the period of 2000-2009. In particular we are interested in investigating the severity of these pressures during the recent US sub-prime crisis of 2007-2009. Were the currencies of these economies subjected to indiscriminate selling pressures during the period of the crisis Was the heightened severity of the selling pressures associated with a

Author(s): Reza Siregar Victor Pontines and Nurulhuda Mohd Hussain

Pages: 39

Published Date: 1 June 2010

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