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A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world's export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in U.S. assets.
Ripples from Friday and Monday's record rally in the Taiwan dollar are now spreading outward, driving surges for currencies in Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong.
The moves sound a warning for the dollar because they suggest money is moving into Asia at scale and that a key pillar of dollar support is wobbling.
While Tuesday brought a measure of stability, following a stunning 10% two-day leap for Taiwan's currency, Hong Kong's dollar was testing the strong end of its peg and the Singapore dollar has soared close to its highest in more than a decade.
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At its heart, the break has been triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs, analysts said, rattling investors' confidence in the dollar and upending the flow of trade dollars into U.S. assets in two places.
First, exporters especially in China can expect fewer receipts as tariffs cut access to U.S. customers. Second, fear of a U.S. downturn casts a shadow over U.S. asset returns.
"Trump's policies have weakened the market's confidence in the performance of U.S. dollar assets," said Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis.
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