Asian currencies have generally fallen to their lowest point in 20 years recently, mainly affected by the strong growth of the US dollar and the vow of US President-elect Trump to raise tariffs. The Bloomberg Asian Currency Index fell to 89.0409 on Monday, the lowest level since 2006. Federal Reserve officials are cautious about the path of interest rates, and investors are worried that Trump’s tariff policy may lead to inflationary pressures. These factors have combined to suppress Asian currencies from the broad rise of the US dollar .