EM equities likely to struggle even if trade worries ease

Emerging market (EM) equities have been caught up in the more general sell-off in EM assets in the past month, with the MSCI EM Index dropping by about 3% in local currency terms. Even if recent headwinds abate, there are other reasons to think that the index will fall further over the next couple of years.

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