EM Review: Risk Rally Stalled Amid Fears of Second Wave of Virus

  • EM stocks, currencies have first weekly losses in a month
  • Fed delivers dire verdict on outlook for medium-term recovery

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past One Vanderbilt in New York.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Emerging-market stocks and currencies posted their first weekly declines in a month last week amid concern a second wave of coronavirus infections is gaining ground in America. The Federal Reserve warned the road to a full U.S. recovery will be a long one, outweighing optimism surrounding its commitment to keep pumping stimulus into the economy.

The following is a roundup of emerging-market news and highlights for the week through June 15: