Economics

Emerging Markets Hurt Less as Dollar’s Wrath Sinks Rich Nations

  • Currency outperformance continues even amid commodity selloff
  • Brazilian real, Mexican peso cash in on real-rate advantage

Musicians play near the Los Muertos Beach Pier in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico.

Photographer: Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg
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Citigroup calls it a “head scratcher.” Goldman Sachs terms it “striking resilience.” For Columbia Threadneedle, it’s a “reward for proactiveness.”