A strong case for emerging market hard currency debt

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The emerging market bond market is offering some interesting yields in absolute terms at the moment, and we expect the rate-cutting cycle in developed markets to start later this year, which should support emerging market hard currency debt. In this episode of the Beyond Markets podcast, Helen Freer, Investment Writer, talks to Esteban Polidura, Head of Americas Investment Strategy, and Dario Messi, Fixed Income Strategist, about this segment of the bond market and why we currently like it.

01:15 Why do we like EM hard-currency bonds?
04:27 Why invest in EM hard-currency debt rather than equities?
05:33 What about investing in developed market high-yield debt?
06:49 Do we like any regions in EM in particular?
09:00 Shorter-dated or longer-dated bonds?
09:42 Why we like EM hard-currency bonds and not local currency bonds?
12:30 What risks are involved in such investments?

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