The BBC's Suranjana Tewari in Singapore says Asian investors are also dumping sterling and other currencies because the US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates so quickly to fight inflation.
BBC驻新加坡记者苏兰加纳·特瓦里称,亚洲投资者也在抛售英镑和其他货币,因为美国联邦储备委员会已为了对抗通胀而迅速加息。