Emerging Markets
The End of U.S. Monetary Tightening a Tailwind for Emerging Markets and Gold
The past year was a disastrous year for investors in the sense that U.S. dollar cash outperformed all stock markets…
2019 Market Outlook: The Tightrope of U.S. Earnings
Wall Street remains in corrective mode despite hopes of the normal rally into year-end, with the S&P500 now down 11.6%…
Pakistan: Well Positioned to Benefit from the US-China Trade War
Investor attention on emerging markets normally focuses for good reason on economic success stories like China and India. But this…
Fed Tightening Cycle Triggers Emerging Markets Debt Dislocation
An interesting contribution to the debate on the impact of Fed balance sheet contraction on emerging markets’ US dollar funding…
US Dollar Strength Usher Emerging Market Credit Tears
Growth remains seemingly benign, most particularly in the US with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model indicating 3%YoY growth last quarter…
Strong Oil Prices Stoking the US Inflation Narrative
The latest inflation data has seen the Fed’s favourite inflation measure reach the 2% target. Headline PCE inflation and core…
VIETNAM: Frontier Market Driven by Foreign Investment and Growth
Macro Battleship has lauded the merits of investing in emerging markets. This week the focus will be on one specific…
Higher Growth at a Discount: Asian Stock Markets Trump US
Christopher Wood delivers his recommended global stock market asset allocation, favouring Asian stock markets and emerging markets over the US.