The USD has weakened more than 9% year to date, providing broad support for emerging market currencies and also contributing to EM equity market outperformance of developed markets…
The Trump trade tariffs for the key Latin American markets of Mexico and Brazil were expected to hit hard, but both countries are feeling some relief after being spared, relative to other major trading…
With the prospect of a global trade war, fears of a coming recession in the US and a spike in market volatility everywhere, local investor sentiment for China has been resilient amid all the global uncertainty…
Negotiations with the IMF: The main point of discussion is the currency and monetary policy. The IMF considers the elimination of the “exchange rate restriction” and…
Foreign companies held only 18% of the US$135 billion in TES bonds in circulation at the end of the year, a significant decrease from their previous position…
Election Overview and Political Climate: Mexico’s largest-ever election on June 2 includes presidential, legislative, and local positions…
South Africa’s May 29 election features a record 31 parties, with nearly 28 million registered voters and 15,000 candidates wying for 887 seats. The ruling ANC is expected to fall short of 50% support due to socio-economic issues…
Foreign Institutional Investors: Foreign portfolio investors have been selling Indian stocks and bonds, with April seeing outflows as elections started, contributing to a dip in foreign reserves by over USD 2.4 billion from a record high in March.
General Election: India, the world’s fifth largest and fastest-growing major economy, is undergoing a 44-day general election starting April 19, with nearly 970 million citizens eligible to vote.
Turkey’s municipal elections are attracting attention due to significant political implications, with over 61 million voters across 81 provinces choosing among 34 parties…