Will EM currencies withstand the Fed?

After a big rally earlier in the year, emerging market (EM) currencies have weakened against the dollar recently as US rate expectations have picked up. We doubt that much larger falls are around the corner, even though we think that the Fed will hike by more than is discounted in markets next year.

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