Emerging Markets

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The SRI Chronicles: “Security, baby, security!”
  • 24 Apr 2026

Following our previous editorials, “Cheaper, baby, cheaper” and “Jobs, baby, jobs,” the latest developments in the war in Iran have brought the urgent need for energy security in Europe and elsewhe...

From Washington to the World: Iran, Energy and US Policy
  • 24 Apr 2026

John Studzinski, PIMCO Vice Chairman, speaks with Libby Cantrill, PIMCO’s head of public policy, to get the view from Washington on the big topics of the moment. Together they explore what might co...

Market Flash - The cyclops effect: Markets are tempted to view events from one angle only
  • 24 Apr 2026

•    The rebound in risk assets following tensions in the Middle East is more a case of technical repositioning, rather than an improvement in fundamentals. It illustrates a market reflex that has...

From Monopoly to Age of Empires: Emerging markets in the new global regime
  • 23 Apr 2026

Middle East tensions underscore a regime shift toward security and industrial capacity, reshaping the global order and having profound implications for portfolio construction.

Bond Bulletin: EM resilience amid global stress
  • 23 Apr 2026

Geopolitical turbulence has tested emerging market debt but the asset class has remained resilient. Yields are higher, currency has held and the fundamental investment case remains intact. This wee...

IMF Spring Meetings—Resilience Under Renewed Stress
  • 23 Apr 2026

Amid energy shocks and geopolitical tensions, policymakers at the IMF cautioned investors against complacency about inflation risks, while highlighting emerging markets' surprising resilience and t...

Emerging markets—leading not emerging
  • 22 Apr 2026

Emerging markets are continuing to evolve and change. They are transitioning from the world’s manufacturing hub to a global innovation hub.

Investment themes for emerging market debt Q2 2026
  • 22 Apr 2026

Five charts to explain the outlook for emerging market debt in Q2.

Unravelling myths: The hidden truths of Emerging Market Debt
  • 22 Apr 2026

This paper challenges common misconceptions about emerging markets, highlighting the evolution and long‑term potential of hard currency EM sovereign debt.