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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang had a tough night on two fronts.

Why Nvidia’s plunge has global markets on edge

A historic fall in the chipmaker’s shares was followed by news it is in the sights of competition regulators. Nervous investors are looking over their shoulders.

  • James Thomson

August

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters during election results night on June 4,

Stability is great for portfolios – if you know where to look

Poll outcomes across the developing world appear to support growth as the US election looms.

  • Cathy Hepworth

July

US Vice President Kamala Harris.

Traders seek shelter in hard-hit assets on US election twist

Investors are bracing for volatility in the lead-up to the US presidential vote, so emerging market specialists are hiding out in South America and India.

  • Carolina Wilson, Vinícius Andrade and Ronojoy Mazumdar

June

Indians consumers throng a market in Ahmedabad. The rising middle class within emerging markets drives domestic demand for goods, services and financial assets.

Five reasons to look at emerging markets for growth

Given global structural shifts, valuations may not fully reflect the upside potential of the asset class, which could reach double digits.

  • Cathy Hepworth

May

Japan’s sharemarket has hit record highs this year.

Trillion-dollar fund managers pile money into Asia, emerging markets

Schroders is bullish on European and Japanese equities, and Blackrock has gone overweight on emerging markets for the first time since 2020.

  • Alex Gluyas
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Investors weigh whether to chase China’s new bull market

The 27 per cent surge in Chinese stocks this year continues to wrong-foot many asset managers, but some are cashing in following a disappointing few years.

  • Alex Gluyas
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Investors return to Chinese stocks on housing policy hope

Battered Chinese assets are getting a second look as a combination of earnings recovery, policy support and cheap valuations lure investors.

  • Charlotte Yang and Iris Ouyang

April

In slowing global growth markets, hedged emerging market local rates can perform well.

The three reasons your portfolio needs emerging markets

A key attraction is the ability to invest across segments that often react differently to various macroeconomic environments.

  • Cathy Hepworth

March

Why this fundie is bullish on India and its largest private bank

Stewart Investors’ Sujaya Desai says the market is too conservative about HDFC Bank and names another of her favourite stocks – all the way from Brazil.

  • Joanne Tran
Northcape Capital’s Ross Cameron.

Investors eye South Korea and India as money exits China

Maple-Brown Abbott, Northcape, Antipodes and Abrdn are seeing investors continuing to pull money out of China and diverting it to other countries in the Asia Pacific, including Australia.

  • Joanne Tran
Abrdn’s James Thom reveals how he is playing AI in the emerging markets.

Why investors should take another look at Alibaba and China

abrdn portfolio manager James Thom says the Chinese sharemarket is oversold, is excited about India and reveals where is betting on AI in emerging markets.

  • Joanne Tran
A judicious combination of emerging market exposures could drive good returns.

Where to invest and what to buy in emerging markets

The best opportunities may be in government bonds and betting on the currencies of Brazil, Mexico and South Korea.

  • Cathy Hepworth

February

Yarra Capital Management’s Tim Toohey says rising industrial production could provide the earnings boost equity markets now need.

The very good news that markets are ignoring

A reliable indicator of better economic and earnings growth has been flashing for months. It just might help keep the global equity melt-up running.  

  • James Thomson
Global funds have been opting out of Chinese stocks and seeking alternatives in other markets such as India and Japan.

Beaten up Chinese equities worth a punt in 2024: Lazard

Investors should sell US stocks and re-allocate to emerging markets, including China, according to the $303 billion manager’s top market strategist.

  • Alex Gluyas

Chinese stocks rebound from rout as deflation deepens

Mainland Chinese stocks are on track for their first four-day winning streak since October as efforts by the government to prop up the ailing sharemarket gain traction.

  • Joshua Peach
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The MSCI China Index fell more than 13 per cent in 2023.

Funds closed as China pessimism deepens

Two Australian funds exposed to Chinese equities have closed as investor sentiment on the region continues to sour.

  • Joshua Peach

January

A potential Federal Reserve rate cut pivot could light a fire under emerging market debt.

Traders line up for ‘once-in-a-generation’ bet on emerging markets

Optimism is sweeping through domestic bond markets as investors wager that the Fed will soon start lowering rates.

  • Carolina Wilson and Zijia Song
Loomis Sayles likes China’s rice wine equities.

This $508b fund manager says bet on India over China

Ashish Chugh at Boston-based Loomis Sayles is so bullish on Indian equities that he’s invested half of his fund into the sharemarket. He’s mostly steering clear of China.

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  • Cecile Lefort
This month’s debt sale by Mexico was the country’s largest ever at $US7.5 billion.

Emerging market debt issuance hits record as borrowing costs fall

Uncertainty over the path of US rates is pushing countries to front-load their borrowing as much as possible.

  • Joseph Cotterill and Christine Murray

December 2023

India is among the countries to attract new funds.

Investors pour $1.2b into riskier debt as rate rise fears fade

The chase is on for opportunities in emerging markets as the prospect of a soft landing in the US and interest rate cuts next year boost risk appetites.

  • Leda Alvim

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