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Emerging-market stocks rally as soft U.S. jobs data weakens dollar
Emerging-market equities rallied on Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report pulled the dollar toward its steepest weekly decline since April, easing pressure on developing-world assets that had been battered by Federal Reserve rate-hike fears.
Foreign investors pull $137B from Asian stocks in record H1 exodus
Foreign investors withdrew a net $137.36 billion from Asian equities in the first half of 2026, the fastest six-month outflow in data going back to 2010, as a powerful AI-driven rally in chipmakers forced global funds to trim concentrated positions…
Emerging markets tech stocks soar over 90% in H1 2026
Emerging markets technology stocks closed out the first half of 2026 as the world's top-performing asset class, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Technology Index soaring more than 90% — dwarfing gains in U.S. and European equities and capping a historic…
Emerging market currencies slide as dollar holds near 14-month high
Emerging market currencies came under renewed pressure on Tuesday as the US Dollar Index held near its highest levels since mid-2025, fueled by hawkish signals from new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and persistent inflation concerns. The move marks a…
Dollar strength squeezes currencies from Asia to Europe
Asian and Central and Eastern European currencies started the week under pressure on Monday as a hawkish Federal Reserve stance, AI-driven equity volatility, and lingering U.S.-Iran tensions kept the dollar bid across global markets.
WEF warns East-West decoupling could cost $6.9T in GDP
The World Economic Forum has warned that a full economic decoupling between Eastern and Western blocs could wipe out as much as $6.9 trillion from global GDP, an amount larger than every economy in the world except the United States…
Asian currencies buckle as dollar heads for best month since July 2025
Several Asian currencies faced broad-based selling pressure on Friday as the U.S. dollar, buoyed by hawkish Federal Reserve expectations and upbeat economic data, remained on track for a weekly gain despite easing slightly in the session.
African oil-state bonds face selloff as crude plunges from wartime highs
Investors in dollar bonds issued by Africa's oil-producing nations are facing mounting losses as a rapid decline in crude prices reshapes the emerging-market debt landscape. The selloff follows the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under a U.S.-Iran peace framework,…
MSCI warns Turkey and Indonesia of possible downgrade
MSCI released the results of its 2026 Market Classification Review on June 23, putting both Turkey and Indonesia on notice over persistent concerns about shareholder transparency and coordinated trading behavior. The index provider warned that if credible progress is not…
Chinese EV exports hit record $9.4B as Iran war reshapes global market
The war in Iran, launched in late February by the United States and Israel, has reshaped the global electric vehicle market, giving Chinese automakers an opening across the developing world as soaring fuel prices push millions of drivers toward battery-powered…
Emerging market stocks hit record on Iran deal hopes, AI rally
Emerging-market stocks climbed to a historic high on Monday as progress in US-Iran peace negotiations and a global surge in artificial intelligence investment combined to lift developing-world equities. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose as much as 1.3% to an…
Emerging-market firms beat profit forecasts for first time in four years
Companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are beating profit estimates for the first time since early 2022, marking a turning point in a years-long stretch of underwhelming corporate performance across the developing world, according to Bloomberg.
LatAm currencies, stocks fall after Fed’s hawkish hold
Most Latin American currencies and stocks declined on Wednesday as investors digested hawkish policy cues from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which held interest rates steady but signaled the possibility of hikes ahead under new Chair Kevin Warsh.