EM Review: Risk Rally Eased on Stimulus Delays, Vaccine Hitches

  • China raised $6 billion from bonds sold on overseas markets
  • Indonesia, S. Korea, Hungary, Chile kept policy rates on hold
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The October rally in emerging-market stocks slowed last week as delays to a U.S. fiscal stimulus package and setbacks in Covid-19 vaccine trials reduced risk appetite. A warning from the International Monetary Fund that the world economy still faces an uneven recovery added to the somber mood.

The following is a roundup of emerging-market news and highlights for the week through Oct. 18: