Watch out below, folks. It appears recent support may not hold in my custom BRICS index as Emerging Markets appear to be under extreme pressures.
Recent news out of China, Malaysia and Mexico could lead to a complete EM market collapse.
Chinese capital markets are under extreme pressure right now and over $1 trillion in equity shares have been pledged to offset debt/loans. This may seem fine right now, but what if these share prices drop another 20~30%? What happens then?
Malaysia is opening and aggressively targeting corruption and graft with the new Mahathir administration. The biggest target so far has been local Malay business leaders and China. Trust me, Mahathir will lock up, charge and possibly HANG some of these people for what they have done to sell out the Malaysian people and country. The news from this could be catastrophic for China. Imagine hundreds of billions (possibly multiple-trillions) being exposed as "shady deals" with the intent to make China look more prosperous over the past few years. Imagine how destructive it would be to find out that China has been dramatically cooking the books for the past 4+ years.
Mexico, on the other hand, is very much like the wild, wild west right now. With the new Mexican President and a complete change in policies, no one really knows what is next. But what is likely is a truly epic reversal of core economic policies and what could be a dramatic destruction of people, property and future opportunities.
BRICs?? Remember, how fast a brick falls when you drop it and how dangerous it really can be. Be very cautious.