In case you missed it: The contagion effect

A slide in the Turkish lira, worries about an escalating trade war between China and the US and signs of slowing global growth piled yet more pressure on emerging markets this week. The question now is, can the sell-off be contained or are things about to get a lot worse?

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Turkey

EM portfolio flows: Who’s at risk?

Global emerging market assets have come under pressure as investors gauge the next move in Turkey. Should events lead to more indiscriminate selling of EM…

Watch: FX markets are on the frontline in Trump’s economic war

Watch ING's Head of FX Strategy, Chris Turner, talk about how emerging market FX, notably the Turkish lira, the Russian rouble and the Chinese…

China: Cutting our GDP forecast

Aggregate financing shows shadow banking is still shrinking, with sizeable loan write-offs in 1H. Both provide some room for loan growth to support…

China: Central bank closing outflow loopholes for further monetary easing

The People's Bank of China is actively closing possible capital outflow loopholes and this firewall building will allow it to lower interest rates and…

Commodities daily

Crude oil: A story of demand

Growing trade tensions and increasing emerging market risk have weighed on the commodities complex. The Bloomberg Commodities index has fallen by almost…

Indonesia

Indonesia: Central bank raises rates in quest to stabilise currency

Bank Indonesia (BI) surprised investors with a 25 basis point policy rate hike. BI has resumed tightening to stabilise the rupiah, which had fallen to its…

India

India: No respite for the rupee

As if the global market turmoil isn’t enough, domestic economic developments have been turning sour for the Indian rupee. This provides little hope…

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So you think you’re an economic hotshot?

Think you’re better at predicting successful investment outcomes than your peers? You might indeed be a whizz, or you might have fallen prey to the…