EMFX Event Guide: Interventions, Emergency Hikes, IMF Packages, and Elections
EM policymakers really, really care about their exchange rates. Way more than developed market policymakers do. And for good reason. FX matters more for inflation in emerging markets. There’s way more USD-denominated debt floating around. And politically, a collapsing currency is basically a death sentence for the sitting government. The FX rate is the most visible report card for whether the government is doing a good job.