The Taper Tantrum five years on

The sell-off that has gripped EM financial markets over the past few weeks has raised parallels with the Taper Tantrum that occurred almost five years ago to the day. However, economic and financial vulnerabilities have declined in recent years and are now concentrated in just a handful of countries.

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