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Emerging-market rally seen unstoppable as traders turn to Powell

JPMorgan's measure of implied volatility for EM currencies had its biggest weekly drop since 2011

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While the Federal Reserve is forecast to hold interest rates near zero when policy makers meet Wednesday, investors will be watching for clues on further stimulus in Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks

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There’s so much positive momentum in risk assets, it’s difficult to see what could stand in the way of the emerging market (EM) rally, at least in the coming days.

The stronger-than-forecast May US jobs report and weekend agreement by Opec+ to a one-month extension of its record output cuts may add to the optimism about the prospects for a global economic recovery, underpinning risk assets. JPMorgan’s measure of implied volatility for EM currencies had its biggest weekly drop since 2011. 

 


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