* Rising U.S. bond yields dampen investor attraction
* EMs already reeling from defaults, tourism hit
* But repeat of 2013 taper tantrum not anticipated
* “Real” U.S. yields still low
* Current account deficits mostly reversed
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Just when developing economies were ready to bask in the post-COVID rebound in global growth, in sweeps a bond market blaze to scorch them again.
Most major investment banks were predicting a stellar 2021 for emerging market assets as long as one crucial snag - global borrowing costs rising too fast - was avoided. Well guess what, they are on a tear.
February saw their steepest monthly gain since Donald Trump’s shock 2016 U.S. presidential election win and, though the move comes from record low levels, for emerging markets now carrying nearly $80 trillion worth of debt it has been painful few weeks.