Emerging Markets

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): For many firms in emerging and developing economies, emulating the successes of Samsung and Hyundai may seem like an impossible dream.

LONDON (Dec 27): When it comes to the outlook for emerging markets in 2020, the bottom line is maddeningly simple: “It’s complicated.” There are a number of reasons for this.

SINGAPORE (Sept 27): A combination of poor investor sentiment and expectations of continued economic stimulus suggest that battered emerging market equities could soon see a turnaround.

(Sept 20): India cut tax on local businesses to one of the lowest rates in Asia, while providing a more than US$20 billion ($27.5 billion) boost to revive economic growth from a six-year low.

(Aug 29): Argentina’s government plans to extend the maturity of its debt to stabilise markets after a brutal week of declines that saw it struggle to rollover Treasury bills.

SINGAPORE (May 30): Increased trade tensions at the beginning of May have frayed nerves and, by extension, market returns.

SINGAPORE (Jan 10): Yields on USD emerging market debts are reaching 7% for major indices, and as emerging markets enter 2019, it is expected to recover from the negative effects of a stronger USD

DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Dec 31): Until a trade dispute between the US and China is resolved, a single tweet on the matter will have the power to ignite rallies and sell-offs.

(Nov 29): After a bruising 2018, emerging markets will probably be the place to make quick money next year.

(Sept 26): For the most hawkish central banks in Asia, Thursday’s choice is less about whether to raise interest rates than by how much.