<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Developing-world currencies, including the South African rand and Mexican peso, edged lower amid Trump's tariff threat.</li><li>The Bloomberg Asia Dollar Index is down 0.4% this week, heading for its largest weekly loss in six weeks, while an index for EM equities also weakened.</li><li>Despite the tariff threat, some investors remain optimistic about the longer-term trends supporting developing economies.</li><li>Markets are volatile over the uncertainty caused by tariff announcements, with investors closely monitoring US inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy trajectory.</li></ul>

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