Emerging Markets
The Emerging Markets (EM) are characterised by high growth dynamics. However, there are also risks to consider.
What distinguishes the Emerging Markets?
Emerging Markets refers to countries that are typically undergoing a transformation from a developing to developed or advanced economy. This convergence and modernisation process opens up great market potential, and Emerging Markets exhibit high growth dynamics. At Raiffeisen Capital Management, we believe that a broadly diversified fund portfolio should also include investments in the Emerging Markets over the medium to long term – if the investor is willing to bear the associated risk. Positive factors are low debt, moderate monetary policy and, as previously mentioned, the potential for strong growth, whereas the economic structures and political systems in these countries are often still in flux. Therefore, Emerging Market funds generally exhibit elevated volatility.
Emerging Markets outlook
Emerging Market equity and bond markets have been dominated by the trade measures of the new US administration in recent weeks. Apart from the partly unexpectedly high levels of tariffs, it is above all the unpredictable zigzag course of the White House that is causing market participants concern.
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