Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion from emerging-market stocks and bonds in September due to rising US yields. The hawkish Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike influenced this first outflow since June. Additionally, heavy foreign selling in South Korea resulted in a significant decrease in emerging-market equities. While fixed-income assets attracted $246 billion this year, equities saw year-to-date outflows of $113.9 billion.
Foreign investors pull out $26.3 billion from emerging markets in September as hawkish Fed pushes US Treasury yields higher
Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion from emerging-market stocks and bonds in September due to rising US yields. The hawkish Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike influenced