51. The Philippine peso and the stock market plunged to fresh lows Wednesday as the political establishment appeared to dig in for a protracted siege. 52. The Philippine peso extended its thin trading, with just one-tenth of the six-month daily average trading changing hands. 53. The Philippine peso gained, while the Singapore dollar and the Thai baht fell. 54. The Philippine peso, Thai baht and Malaysian ringgit extended losses today. 55. The Philippine peso, Thai baht and the Indonesian rupiah reversed recent rallies, souring some investors on the region. 56. The Philippine peso, the Thai baht and the Indonesian rupiah are all at near-record lows against the dollar. 57. The Philippine peso fell to another record low against the U.S. dollar Monday, before recovering slightly after the central bank intervened. 58. The Philippine peso has been under pressure from speculators since Thailand devalued the baht last Wednesday. 59. The rupiah, Thai baht and Philippine peso are also at record lows, dragged down by the financial crisis in Korea. 60. The Thai baht, the Philippine peso and the Indonesian rupiah are at near-record lows against the dollar. |