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Equities Under Pressure Amid Rising Covid Uncertainty

EMERGING MARKETS
  • EM equities have been under pressure recently amid the discovery of the new variant 'Omicron'.
  • Demand for ‘safe’ assets such as the US Dollar could remain strong in the near term as the rising uncertainty could result in a dramatic downward revision in growth expectations.
  • Rising uncertainty and surging USD have historically been associated with weakness in EM risky assets.
  • EM equities (MXEF Index) are currently testing their 1,216 support; a break below that level would open the door for a move down to 1,182.90, which corresponds to the 38.2% Fibo retracement of the 751.80 – 1,449.40 range.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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