EMB News and Press, iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF From 01/25/24

2024-01-25 06:23:53 ET Summary The Western Asset Global High Income Fund offers a high current yield of 11.26%, significantly higher than most other fixed-income funds. The fund's performance over the past five years has been disappointing, with shares down 21.19% compared to benc...

2024-01-24 05:00:00 ET Summary Fiscal dominance is an economic condition that arises when debts and deficits are so high that monetary policy loses traction. EM central bank policy rates were consistently higher, and EM central banks were earlier to the latest global hiking cycle....

2024-01-22 13:06:46 ET Summary MSD is a closed-ended fixed-income fund focused on emerging markets, aiming for high income and some capital appreciation. The fund has a long history but a small size due to poor performance in EM bonds in the past decade. It has been a better p...

2024-01-19 08:48:06 ET Market participants were overall net sellers of fund assets which included both exchange traded funds and conventional funds for the fourth week in six, as investors took back a total of $22.4B. For the week that ended January 17th, investors watched taxable bond ...

2024-01-19 03:30:00 ET Summary The VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was up 3.88% in December, compared to 4.12% for its benchmark. Fed fund futures are pricing in about double the amount of 2024 cuts than the median of the Fed’s dot plot. Many of the high-carry, neutra...

2024-01-19 02:57:00 ET Summary The 30-year fixed-rate average fell since last week, marking the tenth weekly decline in the last 12. Treasury yields fell across the board, with shorter-dated yields leading the way. The escalation in the Red Sea has forced logistics companies t...

2024-01-19 02:45:00 ET Summary We expect a favorable environment for emerging-market bonds in 2024, provided investors stay selective. Despite high interest rates, geopolitical instability and sluggish economic growth in China, emerging market bonds posted strong returns in 2023. ...

2024-01-17 23:10:00 ET Summary The bond market ended the year with both duration and credit risk driving strong returns for a second consecutive month. 10-year Treasury yields slid to their lowest level since July after the Fed softened its stance on further interest rate hikes. ...

2024-01-17 05:00:00 ET Summary We see ample opportunities in EM frontier and distressed credit. We remain concerned about governance issues within Honduras, which leads us to believe there is better relative value elsewhere. We believe Guatemalan President Juan José Areva...

2024-01-16 02:30:00 ET Summary The emerging market fundamental situation, while not overly exciting, has remained satisfactory for emerging market debt investors. Commodity prices and EM macro stability have endured and broadly resisted the test of both a slowing China and an unpr...