Emerging-market bonds’ outperformance over Treasuries is attracting growing numbers of investors looking to capitalize on the compelling carry-trade returns in the sector.
Emerging-market bonds’ outperformance over Treasuries is attracting growing numbers of investors looking to capitalize on the compelling carry-trade returns in the sector.
A 400% rally in Lebanon’s defaulted bonds is fading as investors confront the prospect of debt restructuring delays and far lower recovery rates than they had expected.
A 400% rally in Lebanon’s defaulted bonds is fading as investors confront the prospect of debt restructuring delays and far lower recovery rates than they had expected.
A collapsed building in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon on June 23.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Hungary’s bonds have rallied so much that yields are approaching those in the UK, the latest sign that investors are backing the new government’s plans to fix the economy and join the euro region.
Israel’s stocks and currency have turned to the world’s worst performers this month on concern that a peace agreement with Iran will leave Israel in a weakened position with respect to both its biggest enemies and allies.
Israel’s stocks and currency have turned to the world’s worst performers this month on concern that a peace agreement with Iran will leave Israel in a weakened position with respect to both its biggest enemies and allies.
For the first time in four years, companies in emerging markets are beating profit estimates, giving investors a fresh reason to believe the bull market is just getting started.
For the first time in four years, companies in emerging markets are beating profit estimates, giving investors a fresh reason to believe the bull market is just getting started.
A trader watches stock prices of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix at the Korea Exchange in Seoul. South Korea’s equity market has overtaken Canada’s as the world’s seventh largest, propelled by insatiable demand for chips powering artificial intelligence.
Emerging-market assets got a boost after President Donald Trump canceled planned attacks on Iran, fueling bets that a deal is imminent.
An electronic ticker displays stock figures in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. A gauge of Shanghai-listed stocks closed at its highest level in a decade, as cash-rich local investors plow into a market that has surged amid easing trade tensions with the US.
Emerging-market assets gained Tuesday, with Asian technology shares rebounding from steep losses earlier in the week and most currencies strengthening against the dollar ahead of a key US inflation report.
Emerging-market assets gained Tuesday, with Asian technology shares rebounding from steep losses earlier in the week and most currencies strengthening against the dollar ahead of a key US inflation report.
Global investors are favoring junk-rated bonds over investment-grade debt in emerging markets by the widest margin in eight years, as the winding down of the Iran war revives the hunt for yield.
Global investors are favoring junk-rated bonds over investment-grade debt in emerging markets by the widest margin in eight years, as the winding down of the Iran war revives the hunt for yield.
Emerging-market benchmarks for stocks and currencies advanced in thin holiday trading, as Iran delivered a new proposal to the US via Pakistan over the Strait of Hormuz, pushing crude lower.
Emerging-market benchmarks for stocks and currencies advanced in thin holiday trading, as Iran delivered a new proposal to the US via Pakistan over the Strait of Hormuz, pushing crude lower.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photographer: Vidhyaa Chandramohan/Bloomberg
Emerging-market stocks are rallying three times as fast as US equities this year, and their lead may widen further if relative share valuations are any guide.
Emerging-market stocks are rallying three times as fast as US equities this year, and their lead may widen further if relative share valuations are any guide.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Israeli stocks are breaking out of a valuation range they were stuck in for almost two decades, with investors paying record multiples to own them on bets the country is poised for a post-war technology-led economic boom.
Israeli stocks are breaking out of a valuation range they were stuck in for almost two decades, with investors paying record multiples to own them on bets the country is poised for a post-war technology-led economic boom.
Stock prices on an electronic ticker board outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (TASE) in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas reached a deal for a truce and the release of all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza, a major step toward ending a two-year war that’s devastated the Palestinian territory, destabilized the Middle East and sparked global protests.
Profit forecasts for emerging-market companies are hitting record highs even as the war in Iran shakes global markets, with investors betting on earnings resilience at Asia’s artificial-intelligence powerhouses.
Profit forecasts for emerging-market companies are hitting record highs even as the war in Iran shakes global markets, with investors betting on earnings resilience at Asia’s artificial-intelligence powerhouses.
A person using a Samsung Galaxy Virtual Reality headset at the MWC Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona.
Inflation has sunk to a record low in emerging markets even as it accelerates in advanced economies, signaling developing countries are better placed to respond to higher energy prices and could see a rebound in their bonds.
Inflation has sunk to a record low in emerging markets even as it accelerates in advanced economies, signaling developing countries are better placed to respond to higher energy prices and could see a rebound in their bonds.
Emerging-market stocks rallied Friday, recording their biggest weekly advance since the Covid era, as optimism grew that the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East will hold.
Emerging-market stocks rallied Friday, recording their biggest weekly advance since the Covid era, as optimism grew that the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East will hold.
Emerging-market currencies broadly gained as news Israel agreed to hold direct talks with Lebanon fueled hopes for peace in the Middle East and lifted risk assets.
Emerging-market currencies broadly gained as news Israel agreed to hold direct talks with Lebanon fueled hopes for peace in the Middle East and lifted risk assets.
Motorists wait in line at a gas station in Mandaluyong, the Philippines, in March.
Emerging-market assets from Asia to Latin America surged in a broad-based rally on Wednesday, notching their strongest session in years after a US–Iran ceasefire sent oil prices tumbling and unleashed a wave of global risk appetite.
Emerging-market assets from Asia to Latin America surged in a broad-based rally on Wednesday, notching their strongest session in years after a US–Iran ceasefire sent oil prices tumbling and unleashed a wave of global risk appetite.
Stock market information displayed inside a trading room at Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, March 9, 2026. South Korean equities fell, as escalating Middle East tensions and rising oil prices prompted investors to further reduce risk exposure. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
Emerging-market assets rose as traders clung to hopes of last minute de-escalation of the Middle East conflict just hours before Donald Trump’s deadline on Iran was set to expire.
Emerging-market assets rose as traders clung to hopes of last minute de-escalation of the Middle East conflict just hours before Donald Trump’s deadline on Iran was set to expire.
A news report on the Iran conflict displayed at Hana Bank in Seoul.