In the second quarter of 2006, a hearty dose of volatility returned to financial markets. During May and June, uncertainty towards the global...
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Asset prices in emerging markets rallied to record highs in the first quarter of 2006, with bonds and equities posting strong performances on top...
Emerging market bond spreads tightened to record low levels in 2005, as a result of the search for yield in face of ample global liquidity and...
In 2005, abundant global liquidity, as well as low bond yields and flat yield curves, encouraged investors to seek higher returns in emerging...
Latin American markets entered 2005 with impetus, as the favorable environment for capital inflows at the end of 2004 persisted in the beginning...
Investors expect a strong finish for emerging markets this year, as market environment remains supportive of credit products, especially those...
During the second quarter, the prospect of an unexpected U.S. interest rate increase weakened investors' appetite for risk, and capital flows...
In the third quarter of 2004, the positive interaction of external and domestic factors in the Latin American region created a favorable...
In the first quarter of 2004, bond flows remained strong as issuers rushed to take advantage of low borrowing costs. Emerging market issuance...
In the fourth quarter of 2003, net capital flows to emerging markets accelerated sharply to reach a 3-year high of US$187 billion, a 50% increase...
Brazil's electoral outlook and the external backdrop were the main drivers of Latin American credits in the third quarter of 2002, thus the...
In the third quarter of 2003, investors continued to favor riskier assets buoyed by abundant global liquidity, low interest rates in mature...
In the first half of 2003, emerging debt markets rallied, as disillusionment with equities, geopolitical concerns, and doubts about growth...
In the second quarter of 2002, conditions in global financial markets worsened as investor confidence deteriorated and risk aversion heightened....
With the first signals of a global economic recovery, prospects for private capital flows to emerging markets improved in the first quarter of...
The emerging markets debt class entered 2003 in sound shape. Similar to 2002, emerging markets debt finished the first quarter of 2003 as the top...
The fourth quarter of 2002 saw an increase in investor optimism, especially in October and November. The combination of declining risk aversion...
Events in Argentina dominated most of the third quarter of 2001 until September 11, when the terrorist attacks against the United States...