The media and official publications from the International Monetary Fund and other institutions have raised dire warnings about the impact of the Fed’s first move on financial markets and other economies. Many Asian and Latin America countries, in particular, are considered vulnerable to a reversal of the capital inflows from which they benefited when US interest rates were at rock-bottom levels.
媒体和国际货币基金组织（IMF）和其他机构的官方报告严重警告美联储的首次动作对金融市场和其他经济体的影响。特别是许多亚洲和拉丁美洲国家被认为极易受到资本流逆转的冲击。美国利率触底期间，这些国家因为资本流入而获益良多。但是，从实证角度看，这些担忧让人难以理解。