Hot Money No Longer Welcome

Taiwan's decision to bar foreign investors from parking funds in domestic time deposits is a clear sign of the unwillingness of the authorities to tolerate falling competitiveness and asset price bubbles. China's continued currency devaluation, as it pegs itself to a weakening US dollar, is likely to become an increasing cause for concern, in our view, potentially stoking further restrictions of hot money inflows and raising trade tensions.

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