EMLC News and Press, VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond From 05/30/24

2024-05-30 08:45:00 ET Summary As China navigates a bumpy economic recovery and investor sentiment appears to be near all-time lows, we wanted to revisit the investment case for continued exposure, specifically from a fixed income perspective. From a yield perspective, the case fo...

2024-05-27 08:25:00 ET Summary The dollar traded mostly higher last week. The US 10-year yield bottomed near 4.30% in mid-May and reached 4.50% last week to test the 20-day moving average. The US dollar frayed support near CAD1.36 last week and recovered to almost CAD1.3750 be...

2024-05-25 09:30:00 ET Summary Stronger than expected data and hawkish FOMC minutes lifted US rates and the dollar, while the market reduced expectations of ECB easing. Sterling remained resilient despite weak economic data, but rate expectations were impacted by stronger than exp...

2024-05-16 09:40:00 ET Summary The VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was down 1.5%, compared to down 2.1% for its benchmark in April. During April, the Fund initiated or increased exposure to several big local currency markets, which had all sold off during the month including Mex...

2024-05-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We believe the conventional approach to investing in emerging markets debt, which is top-down and blended, leads to less efficient capital allocation. We believe that over the long run, investors are better compensated for taking credit risk than cur...

2024-05-15 08:35:00 ET Summary The dollar is trading weakly against G10 currencies and emerging market currencies as the market expects softer US CPI and retail sales data. US interest rates are softer, with Treasury yields at their lowest level since April 10. Equities are mo...

2024-05-14 04:05:00 ET Summary Active ownership has emerged as an essential engagement tool, extending beyond equities to encompass fixed income markets. Despite increasing availability, challenges persist in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data coverage ...

2024-05-13 14:06:00 ET Summary April was a rough month for global markets, but commodities and stocks are still the performance leaders for the major asset classes this year, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close. The top performer this year: commodities via a 12.7%...

2024-05-10 12:30:00 ET Summary Foreign fixed-income markets from a US investor perspective have been an unappealing asset class lately. Year to date, this slice of global fixed-income securities is hot, based on a set of ETFs through Thursday’s close. The rally in emerg...

2024-05-07 03:30:00 ET Summary Emerging-market (EM) corporate bonds are too-often overlooked by investors who presume the asset class is too niche or too risky. The aggregate fundamentals of EM corporates are stronger than those of their developed market counterparts. Moody&#x...