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Worsening Outlook Leaves EM Cyclical Stocks Vulnerable

EMERGING MARKETS
  • The constant downward revision in growth expectations combined with the elevated inflationary pressures have left global risky assets vulnerable in recent weeks, particularly EM equities.
  • CEEMEA remains the riskiest region among the EM world with surging recession risks (particularly in Europe) and the geopolitical uncertainty associated with the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
  • EM cyclical stocks have been selling aggressively in the past week, with EM financials (MSCI) breaking below the 307.90 support and down 17% since their February high.
    • Next support to watch on the downside stands at 300.
  • In addition, we previously saw that the dramatic fall in China real M1 (in 2021), computed as the difference between China M1 and PPI inflation, has been pricing in cheaper ‘financial equities’ for months despite the financials currently being attractive from a ‘value approach’.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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