Emerging markets

Indian rupee: an Update

Published by Alba Di Rosa. July 10, 2020 .

Exchange rate Asia IMF Central banks Exchange rate risk Covid-19 Emerging markets Exchange rates

Historical current account surplus and investors' comeback might be guiding the currency into a phase of recovery [ Read all ]

Covid Crisis and Philippine Peso

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 26, 2020 .

Exchange rate South-east Asia Central banks Uncertainty Economic policy Trade balance Exchange rate risk Covid-19 Emerging markets Exchange rates

The Philippine peso is one of the few currencies that showed an appreciation greater than 1% against the dollar in the first half of 2020 [ Read all ]

The March of the Epidemic in Brazil: What Prospects for the Real?

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 29, 2020 .

Exchange rate Central banks Uncertainty Exchange rate risk Brazilian real Latin America Emerging markets Exchange rates

Political tensions and health risk keep the real under pressure, in spite of some signs of the beginning of a turnaround. [ Read all ]

Bank of Russia’s parachute shields the rouble

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 22, 2020 .

Russian rouble Exchange rate Central banks Oil Exchange rate risk Emerging markets Exchange rates

New mechanisms put in place by the Russian central bank to reduce the dependence of the rouble on the price of oil are proving effective in the aftermath of the Covid shock. [ Read all ]

The Thai Baht’s Turnaround

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 16, 2020 .

Exchange rate Asia South-east Asia Uncertainty Trade balance Emerging markets Exchange rates

The Covid-19 epidemic has inverted the long appreciation trend of the baht, but the economy is expected to weather the storm. [ Read all ]

Covid-19: Economic Growth and Trade Disruptions

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 12, 2020 .

Global demand Italy IMF Macroeconomic analysis Uncertainty Economic policy Great Recession Emerging markets Global economic trends

Forecasts paint a grim picture for 2020, but envisage a rebound in 2021. [ Read all ]

Turkish Lira on a Slippery Slope

Published by Alba Di Rosa. May 8, 2020 .

Exchange rate Uncertainty Central banks Turkish lira Emerging markets Exchange rates

The Covid epidemic could bring Turkey on the brink of a new currency crisis [ Read all ]

The new EU-Mexico trade agreement

Published by Marzia Moccia. May 6, 2020 .

Foreign markets Latin America Europe Export markets Emerging markets International marketing

The total removing of the existing tariffs and the recognition of European geographical indications are substantial elements of the new agreement [ Read all ]

EM currencies and Covid crisis: the case of South Africa

Published by Alba Di Rosa. April 30, 2020 .

Exchange rate Uncertainty Africa Exchange rate risk Emerging markets Exchange rates

South Africa's fragile fiscal position worsens the outlook of its currency. [ Read all ]

A look at LatAm EM currencies: Covid effect and economic weakness

Published by Alba Di Rosa. April 24, 2020 .

Exchange rate Brazilian real Central banks Uncertainty Oil Exchange rate risk Mexican peso Latin America Emerging markets Exchange rates

The cases of Brazilian real and Mexican peso [ Read all ]