By Gustavo Medeiros, Ben Underhill, Simon Cooke
The Emerging View

Generating impact and returns through EM public debt markets

Global sustainability funding needs are overwhelmingly concentrated in emerging markets, yet impact capital still skews to developed markets. The September Emerging View sets out why EM public debt is the most scalable way to close the gap.

Subscribe to our insights

Subscribe and get notified as soon as we publish our content

The latest insights from our categories

The Emerging View

Generating impact and returns through EM public debt markets

Global sustainability funding needs are overwhelmingly concentrated in emerging markets, yet impact capital still skews to developed markets. The September Emerging View sets out why EM public debt is the most scalable way to close the gap.
Weekly investor research

Bonds under pressure as Hormuz conflict flares up

Global bond yields remain under pressure as Strait of Hormuz tensions flare. The 10-year JGB tops 3% for the first time since 1996, S&P affirms India's 'BBB' rating and the Bank of Korea hikes to 3.0%.
Weekly investor research

The interventionist maths: higher JPY + lower UST = weaker USD

Bessent flags more long-end UST intervention; Iran's tone turns pragmatic. Ratings skew positive: Pakistan to B3, Kazakhstan to BBB, Poland A- negative. Egypt holds at 19%; South Africa CPI eases to 4.3%; Vietnam and Colombia flag reform needs.

Latest Insights

Weekly investor research

Energy and food crisis looms as the Ukraine war broadens

The situation on the ground continues to escalate. The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US may backfill aircrafts to Poland as the latter sends theirs to Ukraine. Blinken also said the US is considering a full oil embargo on...
Weekly investor research

Sanctions: intended and unintended consequences

The Russo-Ukrainian war is one of, and perhaps the most consequential conflicts since the end of World War 2. We examine the events on the ground, the announced sanctions and a first take on its potential impacts, both intended and unintended.
Market Commentary

An update on Russia/Ukraine

Since early November 2021, the United States has reported unusual Russian troop movements near the Ukrainian border. In late November, Ukraine said Russia had close to 90k troops around its borders in advance of an offensive attack. Moscow denied and...
Weekly investor research

Geopolitics dominate the news flow

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine increased, but a diplomatic solution is still possible. Iran nears a deal with the West for the removal of sanctions. China’s inflation was lower than expected as the RMB role for foreign transactions increased.
Weekly investor research

The end of US stock market exceptionalism

Market price action signals the end of United States (US) stock market exceptionalism. Russia held cordial and constructive conversations with the US with the aim to de-escalate tensions on the Ukrainian border.