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By Ben Underhill
The Emerging View

The case for frontier debt

It’s a catchy axiom that “frontier markets are what emerging markets used to be,” and there’s some truth to it. As emerging markets (EMs) grow and become more interconnected with the global economy, they are increasingly more efficient and correlated...

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China plays its trump card (rare earths); Trump replays his (tariffs)

China tightens rare-earth exports; Trump eyes 100% tariffs. US shutdown ongoing. Oil falls; Gaza ceasefire. China exports firm, domestic/property weak. $20bn US-Argentina swap. Brazil tax reform; inflation down. Kazakhstan +150bps. Egypt & Ghana upgrades.

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EV buyers may be in DM, but its supply chain assets are in EM

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The case for local currency bonds “Si, se puede!”

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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) pauses but remains hawkish, and the European Central Bank (ECB) hikes 0.25% and signals more hikes. Conversely in Asia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains dovish despite elevated core consumer price index (CPI) inflation, and...
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The benign macroeconomic backdrop and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) inclination to ‘skip’ this month’s rate hike are music to investors’ ears. Flows into credit products and Emerging Markets (EM) bond issuance have benefitted from improved sentiment.