Traders are bracing for more weakness in emerging-market currencies over the coming month as the Iran war escalates, according to a key options pricing measure.

i Data as of February 2026. EM Bonds are represented by the 50% J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified (GBI-EM) and 50% J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI). Global bonds are represented by the ICE BofA Global Broad Market Index. US Bonds are represented by the ICE BofA US Broad Market Index.

By Libby George, Karin Strohecker and Rodrigo Campos LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - The rush of cash out of risk assets has rattled emerging markets since war engulfed the Middle East, but some investors are betting that economic fundamentals and fragmented geopolitics will allow a year-long rally to resume.

The best day on South Korea’s stock market in nearly two decades is leading a recovery in emerging-market equities as signals that Iran may be ready to reduce tensions in its six-day war with the US and Israel boosted riskier assets.

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March 6 (Reuters) - Emerging market equity funds have posted steep declines this month as investors cut exposure to risk assets amid the escalating Iran conflict, making them among the worst performers across asset classes.

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The rush of cash out of risk assets has rattled emerging markets since war engulfed the Middle East, but some investors are betting that economic fundamentals and ​fragmented geopolitics will allow a year-long rally to resume.

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