随着各国从固定汇率转向浮动汇率，亚洲货币汇率急跌 — — 韩元对美元下跌28 % ， 泰铢，马来西亚林吉特和菲律宾比索下跌约37 % ， 印尼盾下跌近80 % 。
As the region moved from hard exchange-rate pegs to floating rates, Asian currencies plunged – with drops against the dollar ranging from 28% in South Korea and roughly 37% in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines to almost 80% in Indonesia.