Marcello Estevão · Jonathan Fortun / Institute of International Finance
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Global growth in 2026 increasingly depends on a US expansion powered by productivity and investment in artificial intelligence. Yet stronger output does not translate proportionately into jobs. Capital intensity, semiconductor concentration and policy frictions reshape the expansion, while geopolitical risks operate through confidence and asset pricing. The result is growth with a weaker employment footprint.
Marcello Estevão · Jonathan Fortun / Institute of International Finance
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Improved repayment capacity helps explain why emerging market sovereign spreads have narrowed even with elevated US yields. Stronger balance sheets and favorable rating changes point to declining credit risk rather than a rally driven solely by easier global rates. As returns from carry mature, the analysis anticipates a possible rotation of inflows toward issuance in foreign currencies.
Jonathan Fortun / Institute of International Finance
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Emerging market portfolios ended December with $36.7 billion in inflows, reversing November’s $5.4 billion withdrawal. Bonds accounted for most of the recovery, attracting $29.4 billion, while equities received $7.3 billion. Asia and Latin America led the rebound, with debt providing the more dependable source of demand as equity investors remained selective.
Jonathan M. Fortun Vargas / Fiscal policy for sustainable development in the Global South, LSE International Inequalities Institute and UNU-WIDER workshop
Marcello Estevão · Jonathan Fortun / Institute of International Finance
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The direction of the 2025 economic cycle proved more predictable than its timing. China’s repeated recovery trades faded, while emerging market resilience relied more on domestic foundations than expected. Europe and Japan moved through uneven stages, requiring reassessment. Low volatility and a relatively contained dollar range persisted despite geopolitical uncertainty, pointing to structural forces beneath the headlines.