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Reflation Panic Sparks Global Stock Rout


by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 07:48 AM
Yesterday was bad, but not too bad, and we titled our morning market wrap Futures Flat As Soaring Commodities Depress Tech Stocks. 24 hours later it s much worse, as the rout that hammered US tech stocks on surging inflation fears (see This Is Not Transitory : Hyperinflation Fears Are Soaring Across America ) has now gone global, with markets in Asia and Europe hammered and S&P futures sliding 0.8%, while Nasdaq futures tumbled by another 1.3% after Monday s 2.6% rout. Treasuries were steady ahead of today s 3Y auction while the dollar erased its gains and dropped to session lows. ....

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Biden brings new set of challenges for EM


By Mariam Meskin
17 Dec 2020
Investors are counting on the election of Joe Biden as the next US president to bring a calmer, more rational tone to international politics, and perhaps a boost to world trade. But the new administration will also pose specific tests for some emerging markets, as Mariam Meskin reports.
For emerging markets, Donald Trump’s presidency can be characterised by a single word: volatile.
The US’s brusque interventions in global trade relationships, the risk of a war involving Iran and Saudi Arabia and Trump’s formation of concerning relationships with authoritarian leaders have disrupted some emerging market economies and global commodity markets. ....

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CEEMEA print sprint to grow into primary marathon


By Mariam Meskin
17 Dec 2020
CEEMEA borrowers sovereigns in particular were forced to ramp up their capital markets borrowing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The elevated issuance volumes are set to stay, even though there are concerns that some emerging market borrowers will need a strong dose of debt relief amid fears about just how sustainable their borrowing levels are. Mariam Meskin reports.
Bond issuance by borrowers from central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa rose slightly in 2020 as sovereign issuers looked to raise emergency cash to get through the coronavirus pandemic. But more striking was the size of deals being done compared to the year before. Over $311.2bn worth of bonds had been raised by the start of December in 586 deals, up from $309.3bn from 996 bonds in the same period last year, according to Dealogic data.  ....

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