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2 Jan 2025

This is EM currency performance versus the Dollar in 2024. The 3 worst performers are: (i) Argentina's Peso; (ii) Brazil's Real; (iii) Russia's Ruble.

Source: Bloomberg, Robin Brooks

27 Dec 2024

The Ratio of Emerging Markets to US Equities is now at an all-time low, breaking below the prior low from March 1999.

Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Oct 2024

Meanwhile: Very significant upward revision in the real GDP forecast for Brazil this last month.

Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg

8 Oct 2024

The come-back of emerging markets equities?

We just witnessed the 2nd largest weekly inflow to EM equity funds ever according to BofA / EPFR fund flows data. Among the tailwinds for EM equities: weaker dollar, Fed cutting rates, room for EM central banks to ease monetary policy conditions, China stimulus and cheap valuations. Source: BofA, @ackmeni on X

7 Oct 2024

GS: South Africa, Commodity heavy EMs (Peru, Chile), and North Asian equity markets have the highest sensitivity to China growth

Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖, Goldman Sachs

13 Sep 2024

China bulls are getting tired of waiting

Source: Bloomberg

13 Sep 2024

One of the most striking charts this year: China’s startup ecosystem has almost completely collapsed in the last 5 years

Source: FT thru Alec Stapp on X

6 Sep 2024

China weighs cutting mortgage rates in two steps to shield banks

Source: Bloomberg

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