Protectionism not the only headwind for EM currencies

Emerging market (EM) currencies have mostly recovered a little ground against the dollar today. But the bigger picture is that they have generally been weakening for some time now, and in our view further falls are likely in most cases even if fears of a global trade war ease.

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