WASHINGTON: The emerging market countries taking tough action on reforms and managing their economies well are having an easier ride in the current market selloff, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday.
"I will say that we're seeing a lot of differentiation in the marketplace and we're seeing that countries that have taken tough actions and managed well are having a different experience," Lew told reporters traveling with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One.
Emerging markets have been pummeled since last week due to a volatile combination of political troubles in several countries and the prospect of the US Federal Reserve easing back on its monetary stimulus during the year.
Turkey and South Africa aggressively raised interest rates on Wednesday to stop capital flight while other countries, including
Malaysia and Mexico, are taking more of a wait-and-see approach. Lew brushed off a question about whether he had been in touch with Group of Seven counterparts, saying he spoke to them "all the time, both when we're at meetings and when we're not," adding that he did not want to comment on day-to-day market moves.
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