Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets | 25 Jan 17
Opportunities follow EM debt rebound but caution urged
In 2016, emerging market debt staged a spectacular recovery following a dreadful performance in 2015. However, it is important to make a distinction, between local and hard currency bonds, says Morningstar analyst Carlos Gonzalez-Lucar.
China less vulnerable to US protectionism than other EMs
Despite concern about China’s vulnerability to Donald Trump’s brand of isolationism, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the country’s growth in 2017, says Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones.
India the biggest concern for emerging markets, says Mobius
November’s surprise ban of large currency bills in India is one of the greatest single-country risks in emerging markets, Mark Mobius, executive chairman of the Templeton emerging markets group, told our sister publication Fund Selector Asia.
Frontier markets growing faster than EMs, says Templeton
Frontier markets are growing at a much faster pace than emerging markets, according to Mark Mobius, executive chairman of the Templeton emerging markets group.
Emerging Markets | 19 Dec 16
Which asset classes performed best in 2016?
2016 has been a remarkable year. The two best performing large equity markets this year are countries that have been mired in recession for years. At the same time, the stock market of the world’s fastest growing large economy has been delivering some of the lowest returns.