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Rising US rates bigger worry for EMs than Turkey contagion

Turkey’s currency crisis – the lira is down another ~11% against the US dollar today, and ~35% in two months – is now reaching a scale where it raises the question of how badly it will affect other economies and financial markets. Overall, our view is that the risk of direct contagion from Turkey looks limited, but that the global backdrop for emerging markets is worsening.

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