
Federal Reserve staff analyze episodes of large, sustained depreciation of emerging market currencies since the post-GFC era, comparing the role of U.S. interest rates against other broad factors. The note uses the 2013 taper tantrum as a reference point and examines search for yield and investor positioning.
It uses an equally weighted index of the dollar against 18 floating EME currencies.
Higher U.S. rates and a stronger dollar tighten financial conditions in emerging markets, which can weaken EM currencies and dampen their import demand for feed and grain. This is an analytical research note rather than a new shock.
Tras 2356 eventos alcista de macro pasados, Dólar estadounidense (amplio) se movió una mediana de +0,2 % en 5 sesiones (60% al alza; mitad central entre -0,3 % y +0,7 %), y +0,4 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.