emerging market (EM)

Currencies

Turkey aside, which other EM economies have been swimming naked at high tide?

(Aug 17) : The US is ready to slap Turkey with more sanctions if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refuses the quick release of an American pastor, escalating a diplomatic rift that has roiled global financial markets.

Tech

3 reasons why tech is still in a secular uptrend

SINGAPORE (Apr 23): With FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) stocks retreating from their 2018 highs and tech valuations settling, how should global investors react?

Global Markets

Global economic expansion still has legs, says BlackRock

SINGAPORE (Dec 14): BlackRock Investment Institute forecasts a synchronised global expansion with room to run in 2018 and beyond, albeit with less room for upside surprises to lift markets.

Emerging Markets

No end yet for Emerging Markets rally, says Terra Nova

(Nov 17): Is there an end in sight to the surge in emerging market equities that’s pushed their performance ahead of developed markets?

Global Markets

Emerging market killjoys say don’t ignore commodity, China risks

LONDON (May 11): Dissenters in the face of the relentless emerging-market rally are speaking out.

In print this week

Emerging Market equities outlook bullish this year

SINGAPORE (Jan 21): Emerging market (EM) equities did well last year. In 2016, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 8.6% and returned 11.3%, including dividends.

India funds hit by currency note reforms; EMs bounce back

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.6% to close at a new record high for the week ended Nov 21 as the post-US election rally continued. The US dollar index rose 0.9% while gold fell 0.6% on improved risk sentiment and a stronger greenback. Meanwhile,

Why the lazy approach to EM investing may cost investors money

ABU DHABI (Sept 9): Investors scared by the sell-off in emerging markets earlier this year have not only dipped their toes back into the EM water — they've jumped right in.
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