NEW YORK: For all the worries of emerging markets (EMs) staring down a repeat of the 2013 Taper Tantrum, policymakers in Asia should be considerably more calm.
Unlike then – when the Federal Reserve sent shock waves through global markets with surprise plans to unwind its massive monetary stimulus programmes – Asian emerging economies are largely in stronger positions, while the Fed has signalled a longer lead-time on any change.
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