Dubai Financial Market Welcomes New ETF
Abu-Dhabi-based asset management firm Chimera Capital LLC, a subsidiary of Chimera Investments LLC, this week launched its Umbrella Exchange Traded…
Higher Investments, Softer Growth To Hinder Latin America’s Telecom’s Sector
The Latin American telecommunications industry is changing to negative, from stable, “as companies will need to resume investments in 2021…
ASEAN’s Fundamentals Are Attractive Amid COVID-19
It’s been a challenging few years for companies operating internationally. Trade barriers have increased due to disruptions such as the…
Brazil Has Become The World’s Top Soybean Producer
Throughout the 20th century, the United States was the largest global exporter of most grains and oilseeds, including corn, wheat, and…
Latin America & Brazil: The Week Ahead
Mexico reports June trade Monday. Second-quarter GDP will be reported Thursday, which is expected to contract -21.2 percent y/y vs.…
A U.S.-China Trade Deal Could Revive Palm Oil Demand
At the start of 2020, positive fundamentals shaped the palm oil market. Global demand for the oil was on the…
COVID-19 Could Deliver Positive Changes To Emerging Markets
Emerging markets (EM) are at a crossroads. The impact of COVID-19 aggravates pre-existing challenges. But it also enables those EM…
Could China’s SME’s Be Pointing To A Recovery?
June was a good month for China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to Standard Chartered’s proprietary survey of over…
As Trading Accelerates, Asia Leads The Way In Copper Consumption
It is no secret that China holds a major presence within the global copper supply chain. As the world’s largest…
China’s Debt Relief To Support Liquidity In Stressed Emerging Markets
China’s debt relief efforts have the potential to add support to a number of emerging markets (EMs) under pressure from…
IMF Deal Prompts Ukraine Upgrade, Investor Confidence May Follow
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) on June 12 upgraded the Government of Ukraine’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B3…
COVID-19 Sends Costa Rica Into Recession
Moody’s Investors Service this month changed the outlook on the Government of Costa Rica’s ratings to negative from stable. In addition, the agency…
