Fed tightening unlikely to cause major problems for EMs

Our proprietary indicator of EM financial risk remains close to a 13-year low, which should help to reassure anyone concerned about a spate of crises across the emerging world in 2017. In particular, vulnerabilities to Fed tightening and a strong dollar remain low, with risks confined to only a handful of EMs.

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