Frightful February ends buy everything calls in emerging Asia

In just one month, emerging Asian assets have gone from a buy to sell. And all signs point to continued caution in March.
Beijing skyline. | Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Beijing skyline. | Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Bloomberg News, with assistance from Karl Lester M. Yap, Malavika Kaur Makol and Yumi Teso

Outflows from north Asian stocks gathered pace, regional currencies languished at multi-month lows and global funds dumped local bonds in a particularly brutal February. The optimism evaporated as a repricing of US rate-hike bets eroded appetite for risk assets and sent investors back to the safety of the dollar.

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