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Investing.com– Most Asian currencies fell on Thursday after the minutes of the Federal Reserve\u2019s July meeting presented a hawkish outlook on interest rates, while the Chinese yuan rose amid reports of currency market intervention by the state.<\/p>\n

The dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies after the , coming within sight of an over two-month high as traders bet that U.S. interest rates will remain , or even potentially rise further this year.<\/p>\n

This notion pressured most Asian currencies, as the gap between risky and low-risk yields narrowed. The was among the worst hit, hovering at a nine-month low on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Data also showed that Japan logged a surprise in July, while the country\u2019s , particularly to China, contracted for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n

Weak trade data also weighed on the , with the currency losing 0.2% after the island state\u2019s key shrank more than expected in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Singapore\u2019s trade activity acts as a bellwether for broader Asia, and heralds continued weakness due to slowing demand in China.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The slid 0.6%, hitting a nine-month low on risks from a Chinese slowdown. Data also showed some cooling in Australia\u2019s through July, which gives the Reserve Bank less impetus to keep raising interest rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chinese yuan recovers from 9-mth low amid intervention reports\u00a0<\/h2>\n

The was among the few outliers for the day, surging 0.7% from its weakest level since November 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

that China\u2019s major state-owned banks were seen selling U.S. dollars to snap up yuan in both onshore and offshore spot markets this week, with the measures aimed chiefly at buoying the Chinese currency.<\/p>\n

The yuan was nursing steep losses for August as a string of readings pointed to worsening conditions in the world\u2019s second-largest economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fears of a brewing debt crisis in China\u2019s property market also weighed on the yuan, as markets feared contagion from a potential default by major real estate developer Country Garden <\/span><\/span> Holdings (HK:).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fitch Ratings , especially if the government stretches its debt levels to help buoy the economy. But the ratings agency sees few chances of this happening in the near-term.<\/p>\n

The was also among the few outliers for the day, rising 0.3% amid reports that the Reserve Bank was selling dollars to keep the Indian currency off record lows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fed minutes boost dollar, U.S. rate outlook in focus\u00a0<\/h2>\n

The and rose 0.1% each in Asian trade, and were close to their strongest levels since early-June.<\/p>\n

The minutes of the Fed\u2019s July meeting showed on Wednesday that most members of the rate-setting committee supported more interest rate hikes to curb sticky inflation.<\/p>\n

The minutes added to concerns over rising U.S. interest rates, especially after read higher in July. The Fed had in July, and had warned that further increases were contingent on the path of inflation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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