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Weekly Insight: Cautious Fed, Happy Markets

Renewed enthusiasm for risk assets' Fed leans cautious EM corporates shift toward more local currency borrowing China-weak activity points towards mor

IIF Dispatch: Update from Qatar

During our recent visit to Qatar, we were impressed by the robust, albeit moderating, pace of economic activity, reflecting the continued large spendi

IIF Dispatch: Update on Egypt

"¢' On March 14, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) devalued the pound by 14% and stated that it will adopt a more flexible exchange rate policy (Chart 1

IIF Flows Alert: Surge Gets Help From ECB

Flows Alert remains active as emerging markets continued to see positive portfolio inflows over the past week, albeit at a modestly slower pace (Char

Iran: Shifting Balance of Power

Iran's February parliamentary elections were, overall, a victory for Iran's moderates (who favor economic and political reforms and engagement with th

Weekly Insight: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Draghi whipsaws the markets ECB-refocus on credit easing EM Growth Tracker-stuck in low gear China-slower pace of outflows Iran-shifting balance of po

IIF Response to EBA's Consultation on the Definition of Default

On January 21, the IIF submitted a response to the EBA's consultation on how the Definition of Default is treated within banks' credit modeling. Build

February 2016 EM Growth Tracker

After two months of mild acceleration in EM growth, our EM Growth Tracker points to a slight moderation in February. Our tracking model indicates that

Draghi's Dashboard: Markets look to the ECB to Deliver-Again

When the Governing Council meets on Thursday, March 10th, President Mario Draghi faces difficult challenges-responding to disinflationary pressures in

IIF Flows Alert: Better Market Sentiment Triggers EM Flows Surge

Our measure of daily portfolio flows to emerging markets has turned up sharply over the past week, with the 7-day moving average reaching its highest

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