Emerging Markets

Companies based in emerging markets are tapping the US debt market at record levels. According to a Bloomberg report, debt issuance from emerging companies that are denominated in U.S. dollars soared 159 percent so far in 2017 to $160 billion. Emerging market companies suffered a brief setback...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) hopes to grow its social media presence in emerging markets with a "Lite" mobile option. According to a CNBC report, Twitter launched a new mobile web-based version of its social media that uses less data. The reason for this is that internet connections in many emerging...

Shares of Msci Inc (NYSE: MSCI) soared higher by 11 percent Wednesday morning following an unconfirmed report the company is a takeover target. Msci compiles some of the most notable market indices and was reportedly offered $120 per share to be acquired by S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI), the...

Many analysts and investors are worried about how a Donald Trump presidency will impact the global economy and equity markets. However, as history shows, there’s an investment that can weather almost all conditions: emerging markets. According to Bloomberg, over the past two decades, nine...

Investors looking for exposure to emerging markets have plenty of options to chose from, but there are a few clear favorites among investors for 2017. Investing in Russia could prove to be a top play for investors that borrow in currencies with a low interest and rate and buy currencies that...

South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based English language newspaper, which was acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) in late 2015, laid out the case for why China's economy is "in better shape than many" other G20 nations. SCMP's Neal Kimberley began by noting the Chinese economy...

Peter Boockvar, The Lindsey Group's chief market analyst and a CNBC contributor, has a cautious view on the U.S. market. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment on Monday, Boockvar went as far as to say that the current market is a "very dangerous" place for investors as easy money from...

Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers released her annual Internet Trends report which paints a gloom picture on the industry tech. Meeker presented a 213-page slide show on Wednesday during a presentation at the Code Conference. Bloomberg covered the presentation and noted that...

Hedge funds outperformed global equity markets in April. According to Eurekahedge, the company’s Hedge Fund Index returned 1.12 percent in April, while the MSCI World Index finished the month up only 0.67 percent. “Emerging market managers continued to perform well during the month...

The International Monetary Fund issued a stern warning on Monday that policy choices made by China would have "increasing implications for global financial stability." According to the Telegraph, the IMF's warnings were quite stern, as the organization warns of a looming "bloodbath" if China's...

Contrarian investors typically look to make their money by betting against the wider market. That means thus far in 2016, investors with this kind of strategy are looking to the market's slide as an opportunity. For those with an appetite for risk, the current climate suggests that emerging...

The Market Vectors Russia ETF Trust (NYSE: RSX), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking Russian stocks, is the only one of the four major ETFs tracking the BRIC economies currently sporting a year-to-date gain. However, that obfuscates a six-month slide of 18.7 percent. Of the big single-country...

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSE: EEM) debuted over 10 years ago and from day 1 started taking money from the US Markets. This was seen as a sign of increased risk taking. Investors taking on the risk of Emerging markets at the expense of domestic markets. That shift in...

Equity research analysts at Credit Suisse stated that so many of their clients "do not know what is happening" in the global economy. The report added that U.S. investors were "clearly cautious," while European and Asian investors were "more constructive." The analysts concluded that their clients...

Scott Davis of Barclays maintained a Neutral rating on the entire multi-industry sector. Davis did however initiate the largest estimate cut since 2008 by downgrading five names within the sector. Davis added that his base case assumes "we are in the midst of an industrial recession." Scott...