Emerging Markets

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Thinking against the current: The best instrument in the toolbox
  • 19 hours ago

Investors can learn far more in the early-morning light of an emerging market city than they ever will from a London desk.

Is it the right time to invest in India?
  • 19 hours ago

The GAM Emerging Markets Equity team’s Ygal Sebban and Meera Patel share their views on India, pointing to elevated valuations and limited direct exposure to the global AI investment cycle. That sa...

Emerging-Market Equities: A Brief History of Volatility and Recovery
  • 30 Mar 2026

Could heightened uncertainty driven by the Middle East conflict lead to strong return potential? Emerging-market (EM) equities have been hit hard since the Iran war began, as investors worry about...

What five weeks of conflict mean for emerging market debt
  • 30 Mar 2026

EM spreads are holding up well as energy route disruption from the Iran war continues, but differentiation is occurring across sovereign credits as investors reassess future risk.

China: Lower Growth Target, Contained Oil Impact and Focus on Tech
  • 30 Mar 2026

China lowers its growth target in 2026, placing a greater emphasis on quality growth. We expect the impact of oil shocks on China’s GDP, inflation and supply chain to remain contained, and see poli...

De-escalatory rhetoric vs escalatory action in the Middle East
  • 30 Mar 2026

Middle East tensions remain unresolved as EM performance diverges. Korea’s exports and India’s fuel-tax cuts support Asia, while policy and political risks persist in Indonesia, Colombia, Türkiye a...

The Strait of Hormuz & the Vix shock
  • 30 Mar 2026

Emerging View examines the Strait of Hormuz tail-risk, rising energy prices and supply strains, comparing today’s backdrop with past oil shocks and assessing what the Iran-US conflict could mean fo...

Quick Thoughts: China leaps forward
  • 30 Mar 2026

With a new Five-Year Plan, China embarks on a post-globalization effort to develop greater self-reliance and diversify its sources of key energy imports, creating implications for investors.

PM Spotlight: Born to Manage Emerging Market Equities
  • 27 Mar 2026

Elaine Tse is a senior portfolio manager on Allspring’s Total Emerging Markets Equity team. She brings deep understanding and lived experience to building and managing resilient emerging market (EM...