By Shamim Adam
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Bank Indonesia will remain in the currency market to boost confidence in the rupiah, Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono said.

By Lilian Karunungan and David Yong
March 4 (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s ringgit traded near the weakest in three years and the Singapore dollar approached a two- year low on concern that a prolonged recession will undermine the region’s export-led economies.

By Candice Zachariahs
March 4 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s dollar fell to a one- month low after a government report showed the economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, adding pressure on the central bank to resume interest-rate cuts. New Zealand’s dollar slid.

By Ron Harui and Theresa Barraclough
March 4 (Bloomberg) — The dollar climbed to the highest level in more than three months against the euro after a government report showed Australia’s economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, boosting demand for the U.S. currency as a refuge.

By Candice Zachariahs
March 3 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s currency slid to the weakest in a month against the U.S. dollar before a meeting where the central bank may cut borrowing costs to the least in 49 years. New Zealand’s dollar traded near a 6 1/2-year low.

By Sangim Han
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — South Korea expects continued volatility in the won, the world’s worst-performing major currency in the past year, further delaying bank sales of bonds to global investors, the Financial Services Commission said.