Simon Quijano-Evans
Stocks, currencies fall after Fed's Yellen signals rate hikes
Emerging market stocks fell on Jan. 19 and currencies struggled to make much headway after U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said interest rates should rise steadily, boosting the dollar.
In a Jan. 18 speech Yellen said it made sense to raise rates given that the U.S. economy was close to full employment.
Bomb blast weakens Turkish assets while emerging stocks hit one-month high
Turkish assets have struggled after a suicide car bomb attack killed 28 people in Ankara, although emerging stocks gained for a fourth straight day, reaching their highest in more than one month on Feb. 18.