Understand emerging markets opportunities and the American Century advantage.
By Al Polit, CFA, Jonathan Veiga, CFA and Bert Whitson - January 2019
EM equities faced many challenges in 2018, including tightening U.S. monetary policy, the U.S.-China trade conflict, geopolitical tensions, and financial crises in Argentina and Turkey. After a tough year, EM may be undervalued in both absolute terms and relative to developed markets. In our view, fundamentally focused, long-term investors have an opportunity to take advantage of irrational market behavior during periods of such undervaluation.
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