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Emerging Market Meltdown

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Fears over China's economic slowdown, together with a looming increase in US interest rates and growing political instability, have sent investors scurrying out of emerging markets. Is this merely a momentary reversal, or have emerging markets become a bad long-term bet?

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  1. The Great Emerging-Market Bubble
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    The Great Emerging-Market Bubble

    Aug 17, 2015 Bill Emmott identifies weak political institutions as the main culprit behind economic stagnation.

  2. Oil’s New Normal
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    Oil’s New Normal

    Aug 14, 2015 Mohamed A. El-Erian takes stock of an energy market that must adjust to a new swing producer.

  3. Back to Fundamentals in Emerging Markets
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    Back to Fundamentals in Emerging Markets

    Aug 13, 2015 Dani Rodrik advises investors to distinguish among economies that, for 15 years, were wrongly lumped together.

  4. The Future for Emerging Markets
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    The Future for Emerging Markets

    Jun 30, 2015 Laura Tyson explains why investors should look past recent poor performance in emerging market economies.

  5. Emerging Markets After the Fed Hikes Rates
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    Emerging Markets After the Fed Hikes Rates

    Jun 29, 2015 Nouriel Roubini believes that most countries are resilient enough to withstand US monetary-policy tightening.

  6. Will Fed Tightening Choke Emerging Markets?
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    Will Fed Tightening Choke Emerging Markets?

    Mar 23, 2015 Jeffrey Frankel shows which countries are most vulnerable to capital-flow reversal when US interest rates rise.

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