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What to make of the latest moves in EM currencies

Heightened US recession worries have helped unwound some of the stretched positions in high-carry EM currencies, resulting in their exchange rates moving closer to their “fair values” (judging by our models). While our base case is still for a US soft landing, we expect this trend to gradually continue, with Asian currencies appreciating and Latin American ones weakening a bit further by end-2025.   

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