Indonesia’s rupiah and South Korea’s won will lead Asian currency gains for the rest of 2011 as central banks use appreciation to counter inflation, says Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), the region’s most-accurate forecaster.
The rupiah will climb 4.5 percent and the won 4 percent in the six months through Dec. 31, after the two currencies were also the best performers in the first half, according to Credit Suisse, which Bloomberg data show had the best projections for the six quarters through June 2011. The Thai baht will climb 4 percent following a peaceful election on July 3, the bank predicted. Barclays Plc (BARC), which ranked second, expects the Taiwan dollar to perform best with a 4.7 percent advance.
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