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The global macro environment will likely favour further dollar strength, despite the strong appreciation since the US elections in early November. Under President Trump’s second administration, we may even test the dollar highs seen during Paul Volcker’s Federal Reserve chairmanship in the 1980s.

In a constantly-evolving global environment, emerging markets present distinctive opportunities for investors looking to diversify and enhance their returns. Emerging market corporate bonds represent a $1trln+ asset class, combining robust fundamentals with strong return potential. Nikolay Menteshashvili and Christopher Mey, portfolio managers, explain in detail why this investment strategy deserves investors attention, how it may offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, and the key requirements for successfully navigating this complex yet promising universe.

Chinese authorities have begun addressing deflationary pressures through a series of monetary and fiscal measures, signaling their growing urgency to stabilise the economy.

Kroum Sourov and Christopher Mey, portfolio managers of the sustainable emerging market debt strategy, describe the significance this type of analysis can have for a bond portfolio. They explain Candriam’s investment process, with our emphasis on relative value and risk management. This approach is intended to allow the strategy to adapt the ever-changing markets over the course of an economic cycle.

With young populations, technological innovation and a focus on sustainability, emerging markets excluding China may offer a lower-risk alternative and better diversification for those investors seeking growth.

Christopher Mey, CFA, Head of Emerging Markets Debt at Candriam, elaborates on the signifi cance of this asset class within a bond portfolio. He discusses the importance of Candriam’s investment process, with its emphasis on relative value and risk management. This approach is intended to allow the strategy to adapt the everchanging markets over the course of an economic cycle.

With 2024 underway, many bond investors are still wondering how the environment for Emerging Markets debt will differ from that of 2023.. Indeed, it looks more benign for Emerging Market Debt ….

Paulo Salazar, Philip Scrève and Lamine Saidi give insights on sentiment towards emerging markets and describe how they search for pockets of growth.