Shanghai Composite / S&P 500 ratio & The USDHKD Peg
Unsurprisingly, similar to the currency, the outperformance of the Chinese stock market vs. the S&P 500 falters when the Chinese currency can't be sustained. Not quite as direct of a relationship, but this clearly affects emerging markets, which are highly indebted to the dollar.
This is visible if you go back further as well - the broad rolling emerging market problems all occurred starting when the USDHKD peg was hit in April 2018. April 18th, 2018 was a pivotal day in that regard. Also, it's no surprise that EM currency problems are starting to suddenly become problematic once again....
This is visible if you go back further as well - the broad rolling emerging market problems all occurred starting when the USDHKD peg was hit in April 2018. April 18th, 2018 was a pivotal day in that regard. Also, it's no surprise that EM currency problems are starting to suddenly become problematic once again....