EM under pressure: When resilience runs out

A surprise Fed hike, relentless UST repricing, and a USD trading near multi-year highs.

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For most of 2026, Emerging Market assets held their ground against a wall of external headwinds — but September may mark the moment that resilience finally cracks. A surprise Fed hike, relentless UST repricing, and a USD trading near multi-year highs are draining the confidence that underpinned EM idiosyncratic trades across every region. In this episode, Luis Estrada, Dasha Parkhomenko, and Abbas Keshvani take stock of what is breaking down, what is holding, and how G10 developments are eroding EM resilience.

Participants:

  • Abbas Keshvani (Desk Strategy), Asia Macro Strategist
  • Daria Parkhomenko (Desk Strategy), FX Strategist
  • Luis Estrada (Desk Strategy), LATAM FX Strategist

* Research Analyst opinions are their published views, independent of those expressed by Desk Analysts

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