Emerging Market Growth Surprising To The Upside
Emerging market GDP figures have surprised to the upside this year, and this, in turn, means good news for emerging…
Despite NAFTA, Mexico Growth Still Repressed
Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) this month published a report on Mexico’s biggest hurdles to growth, saying such impediments won’t be…
MSCI Attention Relevant, But Reforms Key Drivers
After three failed attempts, the inclusion of 222 Chinese large-cap A-shares in MSCI’s Emerging Markets Index is what many market…
Saudi Arabia Officially On MSCI’s Radar
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was officially named to the watch-list for MSCI’s Emerging Market Index. The move marks a…
Angola Struggling Amid Low Oil
Country Response Not Sufficient Angola’s policy response to the international oil price environment has weakened over the last year. Coupled…
Commodities View: Exports Should Remain Robust Under President Trump
Despite Misplaced Fears On Exports, Mexico Growth To Suffer There has been a dramatic shift in the nature of US-Mexico…
Standard Chartered’s Global Economic Outlook
“We are entering the next phase of China‘s globalization.” According to Marios Maratheftis, chief economist with global investment bank Standard…
Political Risk Rising Amid Israel’s Strong Fundamentals
Solid Fundamentals With Lingering Political Risk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation for corruption even as his government was…
South Africa Politics To Trigger Downgrade
IMF Forecast Lowered As Economy Remains Weak South Africa’s economy remains weak. The current GDP growth forecast by the International Monetary…
Gabon: Election Aftermath
Gabon’s Post-Election Aftermath The current focus in Gabon continues to be the aftermath of the presidential elections that were held…
Private Equity Still Attracted To Emerging Markets
Globally, private equity (PE) firms are readying to deploy capital into the global oil and gas sectors, with 25 percent…
Paul Christopher, Head Global Markets Strategist, Wells Fargo Investment Institute
Emerging market equity and local-currency bond returns–including the Republic of India’s–generally have disappointed US investors over the past three years.…
