Investors are pricing in big interest rate rises in emerging market economies this year, sparking fears of a stock market sell-off and prompting worries over the global recovery, which has been driven by the developing world.
With the withdrawal of cheap central bank money in the industrialised world coupled with the increasing tensions in the eurozone because of the Greek debt crisis, sharp rate rises in emerging markets could deliver a further blow to the growth outlook.
Investors are concerned that emerging market central banks might be forced to tighten monetary policy quickly to keep a lid on the build-up of inflationary pressures.