Emerging Markets - Maintaining Perspective
Western | October 11,2012
Robert Abad discusses the latest dynamics and trends within emerging markets
- Western Asset does not foresee anything on the immediate horizon that would result in a flight to quality away from EM debt
- EM debt might continue to benefit from a number of positive fundamental (growth, balance sheet health, policy flexibility) and technical forces (broadening and deepening of the EM investor base) that are not expected to abate anytime soon
- Western is seeing more traditional holders of EM equity moving into EM debt, possible reflecting a growing recognition that balance-sheet strength and policy flexibility in EM will likely be more supportive of EM debt valuations than EM equities