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By Justin Leverenz , Team Leader and Senior Portfolio Manager The teens proved to be a difficult decade for emerging markets. That setback came after EM stocks delivered strong returns in the first decade of the 2000s, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index outperformed the S&P 500 by...

Originally published January 28, 2020 By Manraj Sekhon, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity In addition to the tragic toll on human lives, the coronavirus outbreak in China brings potential economic and market implications for China and beyond. Fr...

I have not written about emerging markets in the past, but I think there may be an important message they are telling us. Yet, I have been outlining the message this chart has been providing to our members in The Market Pinball Wizard over the last several months. While many of you may read ...

Despite a plethora of lurking dangers, markets had continued to bark until recently when the outbreak of the coronavirus started dogging investors as to if and when the bark might turn into a whimper. But the new decade calls for restoring more bite than (central bank induced) bark as portfoli...

By Shamaila Khan In a banner year for capital markets, emerging market debt ((EMD)) posted healthy double-digit returns. Global central bank easing, among other supportive factors, helped drive a broad-based rally across nearly all emerging market ((EM)) countries. Can this strength contin...

Emerging markets ended 2019 on a high note, but can the momentum continue? Our emerging markets equity team weighs in, highlighting the market news and events it has an eye on. Three Things We're Thinking About Today Optimism surrounding the government's economic agenda has resulted in a...

By Manraj Sekhon, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity While US-China trade issues still haven't been resolved, there are reasons to be optimistic about the prospects for emerging markets in the coming year, according to Manraj Sekhon, chief investment...

With the S&P 500 reaching all-time highs and emerging markets ((EM)) lagging, many are wondering how long the US bull market can continue. Near term, a trade deal, a dollar slump, a pickup in global growth, or all of the above may prompt a serious pivot to emerging markets. With this poten...

By Bill Witherell, Ph.D. Following outflows from emerging-market equity funds during the first three quarters of 2019, significant inflows are occurring in the fourth quarter as investor sentiment becomes more positive, anticipating stronger performance for this asset class in 2020. Possib...

It was a mixed month for emerging markets in November, as shifting expectations about a trade deal between China and the United States continued to drive market sentiment. Our emerging markets equity team explains why US-China trade issues may not be that big of a concern for some emerging ma...