Emerging Markets News & Analysis
Emerging Markets Hike Rates to Get Ahead of Inflation
Though central banks have approached the problem with different levels of urgency.
Stakes High as Emerging Markets Await Fed Taper Plans
Capital flight, inflation, and debt shocks are the risks facing emerging markets as the Federal Reserve plots a course out of monetary stimulus.
Turkey Grapples with (Another) Currency Crisis
The lira is in free-fall, and this time it might take the Turkish banking system down with it.
Outlook 2019: Headwinds in Global Equity Markets
2018 ended with a rout in global equity markets, and the trend could well persist in the year to come.
Emerging Markets Report (10-05-2018)
After a new sell-off in emerging markets around the world, all eyes are on today’s US jobs report.
Bond Yields Spiking in Lebanon
The third most indebted country in the world is flirting with default.
Emerging Markets: Turkey Shifts to Austerity, But Will It Be Enough?
Finance Minister Berat Albayrak unveils a new austerity drive, but the plan does nothing about the mountain of toxic debt in Turkey’s private sector.
Turkey Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to Stem Lira Collapse
Is Turkey’s central bank truly independent, or has the “enemy of interest rates” finally relented?
Will Argentinians Accept More Austerity?
The Macri administration has been plunged into a perfect economic storm. Will it be able to weather it with more ‘gradual austerity,’ or are people already fed up?
Vulnerable Emerging Markets in Q3 2018
Looking beyond Turkey, here are a few vulnerable emerging markets to keep an eye on.
The Turkey Contagion Threat
Tracking the global market reaction to Turkey’s currency crisis with one overriding question in mind: How big is the contagion threat?
Emerging Markets Reeling from Investor Flight to Safety
Developing market currencies are tumbling around the world as investors pull out in favor of safer returns in the United States and elsewhere.
Emerging Markets Stuck Between the Fed and the PBOC
Emerging market currencies started off 2016 on a losing note, and these losses will quickly mount if current trends persist.
What Can Emerging Markets Expect from a Fed Hike?
Whether it comes this week or later, a Fed hike will have a destabilizing effect on emerging markets already grappling with tepid global growth.
US Federal Reserve Could Sink Indonesian Stock Market
Any interest rate hike from the Fed will have a ripple effect in the Indonesian stock market and other emerging markets around the world.
Turkey Central Bank Independence under Threat
The policy aims of the Turkish Central Bank and Prime Minister Erdogan are diverging, with the future of Turkey's economy hanging in the balance.
Investors Beware: Mounting Risk in Kazakhstan through 2014
Jacqueline Côté predicts increased risk in not just Kazakhstan’s energy industry, but its political establishment as well.
India Election 2014: Will Modi Be Prime Minister?
Evaluating ongoing parliamentary elections in India with an eye on determining whether Narendra Modi has the support needed to become prime minister.
The Russia Factor and Energy Security in Central and Eastern Europe
Recent events in Ukraine have once more put the spotlight on the need for Central and European governments to diversify their energy imports.
Takeaways from 2014 South Africa Election
Analyzing the major players and potential economic impact of the 2014 general elections in South Africa.