EM currencies face pressure as Dollar strengthens; Colombian Peso gains

Emerging market currencies fell on Friday, with the MSCI Latin American currency index down 0.4% on the day and 0.2% on the week, and the EM currency index posting its worst week since January. The dollar hit its strongest weekly performance in ten weeks, while the Colombian peso gained 0.4% after the central bank cut rates by 50 basis points and raised its growth outlook.