Three key points on the risks of another taper tantrum

We do not expect a re-run of the 2013 “taper tantrum”, in which EM assets went into a tailspin and some EM central banks were forced to hike policy rates. But even if there were a similar period of turmoil, the fallout for EMs would be less severe.

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