Middle East Tensions Rise, Emerging Market Assets Decline

On May 5, as conflicts in the Middle East escalated again, concerns about soaring global inflation intensified, suppressing risk appetite. Currencies and stock benchmarks in developing economies fell today. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropped by 0.3%, ending a two-day streak of gains, after previously reaching an all-time high. The main reason for the decline on Tuesday was the drop in TSMC’s stock price, which is the largest weighted stock in the index. Earlier this week, strong earnings reports from tech companies boosted the market, but subsequent reports of clashes between the U.S. and Iran shifted investors’ focus back to the fragile ceasefire agreement.

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