Asia exporters drop as investors consider Fed move
March 18, 2009 at 23:12 PM EDT
For Asian exporters struggling to contend with falling demand, the U.S. Federal Reserve's strategy to drive down lending rates to fight a recession in the world's largest economy may well sound like music. But they will still have to contend with the prospect of a further impact on their businesses that a U.S. dollar weakness versus local currencies might bring along.