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Last week, Treasury bond futures reached 1.7064% in overnight trading, while the high for 2021 so far is 1.7760%. 5-year Treasury yields have long taken out their 2021 highs, and 2-year Treasury notes have tripled their yield in 2021. In general, longer-term maturities, like 10- a...

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...

Consensus remains cautiously positive on the economic and market outlook for the coming year, but for the first time in 18 months, we have started trimming risk in our views, advocating building dry powder to take advantage of opportunities that arise due to potential short-term market vo...

When facing a rising-rate environment, investors who can’t stomach too much risk should limit - but not eliminate - duration, or sensitivity to interest-rate changes. Investors shouldn’t just shorten their portfolio’s duration; they should get a chunk of it from a...

The strong economic and market trends of the first half of 2021 wavered during the third quarter. The coronavirus delta variant caught up with the US at the height of the summer, just as vaccinations slowed and concerns grew that inflation might flare and persist. Even so, equity mark...

China’s image as the world’s growth engine remains etched in many people’s minds, even though the country no longer sees itself that way. Property and manufacturing are being constrained by government actions linked to the policy goals of financial stability and t...

Evergrande’s Chinese bonds have been paid off in some form which we don’t know, while their Dollar-denominated bonds have gone into default. Evergrande also guaranteed the bonds of Fantasia, which is nowhere to be found in any of Evergrande’s financial statements. ...

Much of the excess liquidity absorbed by RRPs arises from government spending not immediately offset by bond sales. Ensuring currency debasement globally is a compelling reason behind monetary cooperation between governments. The private sector’s growing economic woes furth...

China real estate developer Evergrande, facing default, is now expected to restructure its debt. Evergrande was also very focused on raising liquidity to avoid default. In particular, Evergrande lowered property prices (perhaps by around 15%) in order to generate sales. Chinese cu...

Leverage can be a double-edged sword, as it can be positive, but also represents a source of risk. Emerging market equities also hold attractive valuations. Cash flows are another reason why we like emerging markets. For further details see: 3 Reasons We Remain Bullish O...