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Scoreboard for Emerging Markets as Trump Hits Oil, Trade: Chart

South Africa and Thailand stand out as having most to lose from Trump’s policies on oil and trade.

Scoreboard for Emerging Markets as Trump Hits Oil, Trade: Chart
Extracted crude oil splashes on a worker’s hand as it’s being pours from a pipe in the village of Wonocolo, East Java, Indonesia (Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg)
Scoreboard for Emerging Markets as Trump Hits Oil, Trade: Chart

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s policies threaten to throw oil prices, U.S. rates, and trade flows out of whack. Bloomberg Economics has ranked major emerging markets based on vulnerability to those shifts. South Africa and Thailand stand out as having most to lose, Russia and Brazil come out looking most resilient.

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