World Braces for Taper Tantrum II Even as Yellen Soothes Nerves

``"The Fed is trying its best to be as transparent as possible, to explain its considerations," Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's finance minister, said in an interview. "But it doesn't mean that ensures us of an orderly exit. One way or another there's going to be some disturbance. Yellen is seeking to avoid the May 2013 episode of her predecessor Ben S. Bernanke, when his suggestion that the Fed might soon wind down its bond-buying program prompted investors to flee the risk in emerging markets. India's rupee and the Turkish lira both tumbled to record lows.''