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A reprieve for troubled EMs, but fundamental problems persist

The Fed’s decision yesterday not to taper its asset purchases just yet provides some breathing room for the more troubled emerging economies. But their structural problems remain and uncertainty about the outlook for Fed policy has arguably now increased, along with the prospect of further market volatility over coming months. Some EM policymakers may be sighing in relief today, but they have been granted only a temporary reprieve.

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