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Emerging markets: Don’t panic
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The Economist magazine points out that the higher reserves in emerging markets (estimated at $7.7 trillion total by The Economist), flexible exchange rates, and smaller current account deficits, make this a different situation compared to 1997. Only countries like Argentina, Turkey, and Thailand pose higher risks because of political uncertainty and failure to adopt the lessons of the 1997 crisis. China, Russia and Brazil have large reserves to cope with the crisis. Emerging markets will have to adapt over time and the gradual tightening anticipated under an employment levels conscious Yellen would give them the time to make the changes needed.
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