World stocks rose towards a six-year high on Monday and the dollar and bond yields slipped as last week’s weak U.S. jobs data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for longer. Emerging markets were one of the biggest beneficiaries, having previously been under pressure […]
Tag: Emerging Markets
Analysis: Emerging market investors face year mined with political risks
As the tidal wave of global central bank liquidity recedes in 2014, emerging market investors are growing more anxious about local political risks – and how to spot them early on. Developing economies have had a rough ride since the Federal Reserve first mooted a wind-down of its money printing […]
Five predictions for financial markets in 2014
Happy New Year! For the first time since 2008, we investors, economists and businesspeople say these words without irony. While last year was statistically disappointing, with global growth slowing slightly from 2012 and apparently belying the optimism expressed here last January, the verdict of financial markets and business sentiment has […]
