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CloseWhile steep tariffs and current account deficits of late have sent emerging market (EM) currencies and equity markets into a tail spin, longer-term demographic trends may have larger consequences for asset prices in developing markets.
Strong GDP growth and unremarkable Q2 corporate profits have imbued investors with confidence for the time being while a slightly weaker dollar is welcomed news for vulnerable emerging market economies; will a new trade deal with Mexico and a hypothetical dollarized Venezuela keep Latin America out of EM turmoil?
Following Fed Chair Powell’s speech, content editor Matt O'Brien takes a look at how rising rates could dampen investment and risk defaults across EMs.
The summer has produced plenty of sizzle in the FX markets as nominal currency exchange-rate volatility, trade wars, punitive tariffs, virulent diplomatic posturing, and higher interest rates have pushed the greenback upward since February.
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