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Financials Continue To Underperform As Macro Outlook Deteriorates

EMERGING MARKETS
  • The significant deterioration in the macro outlook has led to an underperformance of EM financials relative to the market, decoupling from LT bond yields in recent months (see chart)
  • We previously saw that the rise in LT bond yields since the beginning of 2021 was first associated with an outperformance of EM financials.
  • However, even though inflation has continued to surprise positively after the Ukraine invasion, the surge in recession risk globally, particularly in Europe, has left cyclical equities vulnerable.
  • Even if we include this week’s tactical bull retracement (partly driven by the consolidation in the US dollar), EM financial stocks are still down over 20% since their January high, breaking below the 300 level in the beginning of the month.
  • Next level to watch on the downside (MXEF0FN Index) stands at 262.60, which corresponds to November 2020 lows.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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