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Are EM equity valuations really too high?

Overly pessimistic projections for earnings of emerging market (EM) corporations mean that the price/12month forward earnings ratios of equity markets appear to be artificially high. Admittedly, EM stock markets are likely to be more volatile as investors hone their expectations for US monetary policy in the months ahead. But we do not believe that high valuations are about to sink them.

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