Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

How Vulnerable Is Emerging Market Debt to Fed Tapering in 2022?
Asia

How Vulnerable Is Emerging Market Debt to Fed Tapering in 2022?

Will emerging markets be able to cope when the Federal Reserve starts tapering its asset purchases? In this excerpt from their recent topic paper, our Franklin Templeton Fixed Income team explores reasons why they think emerging markets are in good shape to weather monetary policy changes in 2022.

Inflation Trends Across Emerging Markets
Asia

Inflation Trends Across Emerging Markets

Our fixed income team analyzes inflation trends across emerging markets, highlighting the vast heterogeneity across regions and countries. They acknowledge that a large part of the reflation story is linked to low base effects from 2020, which are transitory.

Emerging Market Debt: A Wider Range of Opportunities, and Challenges, in 2021
Perspective

Emerging Market Debt: A Wider Range of Opportunities, and Challenges, in 2021

Local knowledge will be crucial to navigating emerging market debt in 2021, says Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s Nik Hardingham. Read his outlook.

Why Emerging Market Debt Remains Attractive Despite Near-Term Uncertainty
Perspective

Why Emerging Market Debt Remains Attractive Despite Near-Term Uncertainty

With some countries slowly lifting coronavirus lockdown periods, does it make sense to invest in risk assets again—namely emerging markets? Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s Nicholas Hardingham takes a look at the emerging market debt landscape in the wake of the coronavirus.