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Emerging market economies, such as India, Turkey, Indonesia, LatAm economies which have been a darling of investors even after 2008/09 financial crisis led to cheaper capital access to these economies and its corporates, a trend that continued for more than half a decade at rapid speed. Now, with US Federal Reserve looking to raise borrowing costs and slowdown in China, led these economies and their corporates into greater chaos. We, in this series discuss the vulnerabilities of emerging market.

Emerging Market Crisis Series

What rising protests in South Africa say about attitudes towards local government

Jun 21, 2016 11:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The euphoria of South Africas 2016 municipal elections is at its peak, with political parties parading their manifestos, all in competition for a stake in the local sphere of government. The razzmatazz is deafening....

Emerging Market Crisis Series

How investors see South Africa: lots of potential, not worth the hassle

Jun 16, 2016 14:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

South Africa has narrowly survived a downgrade of the rating of its government bonds. The reprieve, however, is temporary because government has been warned by the Big Three rating agencies Fitch, Moodys and Standard ...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Russia's inflation rate likely go down to 4 percent by end-2019

Jun 07, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Commentary

Data released by the Russian State Statistics Service on Tuesday showed that Russias monthly inflation was 0.4 percent in May, and the year-on-year rate for the last 12 months reached 7.3 percent. The decline follows...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Poland set to unveil new FX loan plan, Zloty to remain volatile

Jun 07, 2016 14:32 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Poland is set to unveil a new policy proposal today for converting FX mortgage loans to local currency. The re-drafted proposal will be made public today, and then sent to the lower house for debate before the end of June....

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Brazil: no longer the country of the future?

Jun 02, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

When I first served in Brazil in the mid-1960s as a young American diplomat stationed at a small consulate in Belem on the mouth of the Amazon River, the country was in its second year of a 20-year military...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Brazil crisis: for once, a conspiracy theory turns out to be true

May 31, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Conspiracy theories are never true. Or are they? That question has been settled for Brazilians by a leaked recording in which now-resigned planning minister Romero Jucá clearly spells out a conspiracy to unseat...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

EM currencies to remain susceptible in the run-up to the Fed

May 30, 2016 13:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen in a speech at a panel discussion at Harvard University on Friday said that the central bank would probably raise interest rates in the coming months if the U.S. economy keeps gaining strength....

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Economy

Gold Prices Pull Back from Three-Week High as Dollar Strengthens and Trade Tensions Resurface

Gold prices retreated in Asian trading on Tuesday after reaching a three-week high, as investors locked in profits and the U.S. dollar strengthened amid renewed concerns over U.S. trade tariffs. Despite the pullback,...

China Stock Market Rallies After Lunar New Year as Tariff Relief and Holiday Spending Boost Sentiment

Chinas mainland stock markets opened higher on Tuesday following the extended Lunar New Year holiday, supported by easing U.S. trade tariff concerns and strong consumer spending data. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index...

Oil Prices Hover Near Seven-Month High as U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks and Trade Tensions Stir Market Uncertainty

Oil prices remained just below a nearly seven-month high on Tuesday as investors closely monitored renewed U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy. Heightened Middle East tensions and...

Dollar Stalls as Trump Tariff Turmoil Shakes Global Markets

The U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday as Asian markets reacted to renewed uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trumps tariff policy and its potential fallout on global trade. Investors reassessed currency positions after...

China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady as PBOC Maintains Cautious Monetary Policy

Chinas central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in February, marking the ninth consecutive month of steady policy as officials navigate mixed economic signals and subdued domestic demand. The Peoples Bank of...

Politics

Venezuela Amnesty Law Frees Nearly 2,200 Prisoners, Says Jorge Arreaza

Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan prisons following the implementation of a new amnesty law, according to lawmaker Jorge Arreaza. The measure, which officially came into effect on Friday, marks a...

Albanese Backs Move to Remove Prince Andrew from Line of Succession Amid Ongoing Investigation

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he would support legislation to remove Prince Andrew, also known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of succession to the British throne. In a letter sent...

Australia Launches Royal Commission Into Antisemitism After Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack

Australia will formally begin a government-backed Royal Commission into antisemitism on Tuesday, following the deadly Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that left 15 people dead last December. The mass shooting at a Jewish...

Democrats Warn Trump’s China Tech Security Pause Threatens U.S. National Security

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are raising alarms over the Trump administrations decision to pause key technology security measures targeting Beijing, arguing the move could weaken U.S. national security...

Mexico Kills ‘El Mencho’ in Major Military Raid, Escalating War on Cartels

Mexicos military has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in a dramatic raid that could reshape the countrys fight against organized crime....

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Meta Encryption Plan Sparks Child Safety Concerns Amid New Mexico Lawsuit

Meta executives moved forward with plans to implement end-to-end encryption across Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct despite internal warnings that the change could significantly reduce the companys ability to detect...

Apple to Begin Mac Mini Production in Texas Amid $600 Billion U.S. Investment Plan

Apple is set to shift part of its Mac Mini production to the United States, marking a significant expansion of its domestic manufacturing footprint. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant will...

Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Chip Demand, Data Center Growth and Blackwell Shipments in Focus

Nvidia is poised to report another quarter of strong growth, with Wall Street anticipating upbeat guidance driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure, rising shipments of next-generation Blackwell chips, and...

DeepSeek AI Model Trained on Nvidia Blackwell Chip Sparks U.S. Export Control Concerns

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to release a new artificial intelligence model trained on Nvidias most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, raising serious concerns about potential violations of U.S. export...

xAI’s Grok Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified Military AI Systems Amid Anthropic Dispute

Elon Musks artificial intelligence company, xAI, has signed a significant agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its Grok AI model within classified U.S. military systems, according to a report by Axios citing a defense...