...Let's Talk Emerging Market Trends with Mariusz Banasiak

...Let's Talk Emerging Market Trends with Mariusz Banasiak

Author: PGIM November 20, 2024 Duration: 20:53

Mariusz Banasiak, CFA, a Managing Director and Head of Local Currency Rates and FX for PGIM Fixed Income's Emerging Markets Debt Team discusses the opportunities and challenges of this rapidly changing field.

Emerging market debt is highly volatile, influenced by macroeconomic, geopolitical, and local currency factors. This creates both significant risk and potential reward. Keshav and Mariusz discuss the factors that influence investments in this multifaceted debt class and forecast potential opportunities and challenges.

 

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Key Takeaways:

● Experts Maximise the Potential of Emerging Market Debt Volatility. [3:11]

● Opportunities and Challenges of Emerging Market Debt. [4:49]

● Positive Structural Trends in Emerging Markets [9:24]

● Managing Risks in Geopolitics and the aftereffects of the 2024 Presidential Election. [11:50]

● How Will the U.S. Dollar Affect Currencies in Emerging Markets and Japan? [13:22]

 

*The views expressed herein are those of the speaker at the time the comments were made and may not be reflective of their current opinions and are subject to change without notice, and should not be considered investment advice.

 

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Shareables:

"Tension between China and the U.S. is a major theme. It's been driving certain segments of EM debt for years and will continue to do so. This is seen as a risk but it shouldn't scare people away." — Mariusz Banasiak, Managing Director at PGIM Fixed Income #alternativeinvesting #PGIMalts

"EM Central Banks cutting cycles are likely to gain momentum because inflation is well behaved." — Mariusz Banasiak, Managing Director at PGIM Fixed Income #PGIMPodcasts #alternativeinvesting

"We see very little risk of a renewed default cycle in Emerging Markets." — Mariusz Banasiak, Managing Director at PGIM Fixed Income #PGIMalts #institutionalinvesting

"EM share of the global GDP pie continues to grow as these economies become more diversified." — Mariusz Banasiak, Managing Director at PGIM Fixed Income #PGIMalts #investing

 


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