EDD News and Press, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc. From 11/02/21

US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and stocks posted the strongest returns for the major asset classes in October - by wide margins. US REITs surged 7.7% last month, reversing September’s sharp decline. The recovery puts American property shares in the lead for 2021 with ...

Electric vehicle engines need far fewer components than internal combustion engines but have much heavier and more complex batteries. These in turn use a higher proportion and greater variety of minerals - around six times more than conventional vehicles. Increased mineral extraction ...

Fixed-income markets are certainly different than they were 20 years ago—or even 10 years ago. There are many advantages to the evolution of fixed-income markets over the past decade or so. Investors are setting a high bar for their managers, and rightfully so. For fu...

Ignoring sustainability in emerging markets debt is no longer sustainable. Data suggests that emerging countries contain around 80% of world’s population, contribute around 60% of the world’s GDP and generate two-thirds of its carbon emissions. To ensure that capital...

Sustainable funds differ from conventional funds because they have a sustainability objective while also seeking financial returns. The growing popularity of investing in sustainable funds means more capital available to firms with a high sustainability rating, boosting firms’ ...

Over the last several years, the market has commanded a premium for ESG leaders and stars, and a reason why we seek to invest in companies with potential or realized ESG momentum. Our sovereign research that demonstrates the strong correlation between country credit ratings and ESG sc...

Risk-adjusted performance continued to rise in September for the Global Market Index (GMI), an unmanaged, market-value-weighted portfolio that holds all the major asset classes (except cash). GMI’s 0.97 Sharpe ratio is close to the highest levels reached in recent history. ...

We view the U.S. Treasury yield spike as resolving a disconnect between the powerful restart and lower yields in recent months, and stay tactically pro-risk. U.S. 10-year yields jumped to the highest level in three months. Markets are prone to volatility, but ultimately we see yields ...

Global Market Index is useful as a starting point for research on asset allocation and portfolio design. Predictions for the market components are subject to greater uncertainty compared with aggregating forecasts, a process that may cancel out some of the errors through time. Com...

Borrowing with a sustainability ilk is on a tear for 2021 so far. USD borrowing is now ahead of EUR borrowing for corporates. US corporates are embracing sustainability-linked loans. A more global sustainable tune is being played for 2021 as the reach extends to Asia and ...