A POTENTIAL Donald Trump victory in next month's US presidential election could pose risks to Asian currencies, Capital Economics warned.

"We suspect Asian currencies would underperform under a Trump presidency, even if they don't seem to have been affected worse than others by the apparent rise in his chances of winning lately," said Thomas Mathews, Capital Economics Asia Pacific head of markets, in an October 25 report.

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