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EM Fund Flows Spring Back in Q1 2016
Flows are back. While the quarter started with outflows in January, flows turned positive in February as emerging markets rebounded and they saw a sharp reversal in March. A total of $3.2 billion was added to EM mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in Q1 2016....
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Stellar Gains for EM to Start 2016
The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index gained 5.7% in Q1 2016, outperforming the MSCI World Index (-0.2%). The force was not with the S&P; 500 Index anymore as it finished a distant second (+1.3%). S&P; 500 Index had a disappointing start to the year with the worst 10-day start on record losing 7.9%....
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EM Consumer Sectors Appear to Have a Bright Future
The period spanning from 2000 through to the 2008 financial crisis was a golden era for emerging markets (EM), characterized by booming economic growth and rising standards of living. Over this time frame, the standard of living in developing and emerging economies, measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at purchasing power parity, began to converge to that of the U.S. at an accelerating pace. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts for 2016 and beyond, EM can once again expect to experience a more rapid pick up in per capita GDP compared to the U.S....
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The Impact of U.S. Monetary Normalization on Emerging Asia GDP Growth
The impact of U.S. monetary normalization will be moderate on Emerging Asia. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2016 outlook, like many other sources, projected growth in the Emerging Asia region (Southeast Asia, China and India) above 6% in both 2015 and 2016, led by India, at above 7% in both years. According to the results of the OECD simulation, the increase of 25 basis points would lower the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Emerging Asia as a whole by 0.56%....
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Emerging Markets Have More Tools for Growth in the Bag
Emerging markets have both monetary and fiscal tools they can use to help drive growth. First, real policy rates for emerging market (EM) central banks are still positive, suggesting room for further easing of interest rates. Also, government debt as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP) is less than half that of developed markets, suggesting room for governments to implement more fiscal and policy reforms....
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