Emerging Markets Will Continue to be Volatile, Warns Shah

The video discusses the factors influencing emerging markets, focusing on corporate earnings, market valuation, and the impact of US interest rates and currency fluctuations. It highlights the role of money flows, energy prices, and the Chinese economy in shaping market trends. The video concludes with an analysis of the recent market recovery and the need for a positive corporate earnings cycle to sustain growth.

What has been a significant factor in the recent sentiment shift in emerging markets?

• Increase in corporate earnings

• Delay in the US interest rate cycle

• Decrease in oil prices

• Strengthening of the US dollar

How have mutual fund flows affected emerging markets recently?

• They have been stable

• They have only affected developed markets

• They have remained lackluster

• They have significantly increased

What is the current state of oil prices according to the transcript?

• They have bottomed out and turned up slightly

• They are expected to fall further

• They have reached $60

• They are unaffected by supply-demand imbalance

What has been a positive driver for emerging markets related to China?

• Decrease in Chinese exports

• Rebound in the Chinese economy

• Increase in Chinese interest rates

• Strengthening of the Chinese currency

What is needed for the sentiment in emerging markets to remain strong?

• A stronger US dollar

• An increase in US interest rates

• A turnaround in the corporate earnings cycle

• A decrease in oil prices