The extent of the falls in EM currencies seen since April have generally been closely correlated with the degree of countries’ external vulnerabilities. On almost all measures, Turkey and Argentina stand out. Arguably, the Brazilian real has fallen further than its external position suggests it should have, while the Ukrainian hryvnia has held up better than might have been expected.
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