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  1. Relative Value Investing Channel
  2. Goldman Sachs Dials Back Emerging Markets Exposure
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Goldman Sachs Dials Back Emerging Markets Exposure

Ben HernandezMay 20, 2019
2019-05-20

The U.S.-China trade war is certainly injecting a dose of distaste for certain markets and one in particular is opportunities overseas in the form of emerging markets. Specifically, global investment firm Goldman Sachs is saying “enough is enough” in the EM space with significant risks ahead as the U.S.-China trade spat continues to bring uncertainty to the capital markets.

“We have scaled back overweight exposure to EM (emerging market) currencies and EM debt until we gain clarity on the direction of travel for both U.S.-China trade relations and global growth, with the two being interconnected,” Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) said in a note published Thursday.

The move by Goldman Sachs comes after China responded to the latest tariff increases by U.S. President Donald Trump by promising to take “necessary countermeasures” if the Trump administration followed through on its threat to increase tariffs on Chinese goods.

China’s Commerce Ministry followed suit with retaliatory moves after U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods were increased to 25% from 10% as promised by the Trump administration. In turn, China retaliated with its own tariffs:

  • Category 1 (includes cotton, machinery, grains) went from 10% to 25%
  • Category 2 (includes aircraft parts, optical instruments, certain types of furniture) went from 10% to 20%
  • Category 3 (includes corn flour, wine) went from 5% to 10%
  • Category 4 (includes certain types of chemical, rare earths, medical equipment like ultrasound and MRI machines) stayed the same at 5%

2019 has thus far seen the reemergence of emerging markets (EM), but while investors are sifting through the plethora of opportunities the EM space has to offer, investors can play to the strength of the EM space over developed markets. Or, they can follow the lead of Goldman Sachs and capitalize on possible weakness in the EM space by putting their money on developed markets.

Per a CNBC report, “the MSCI emerging markets index has fallen more than 11% over a 12-month period.” This latest figure comes after EM rebounded to start 2019 following a rough 2018.

For investors looking for the continued upside in emerging market assets, whether driven by a weakening USD or continued developments around trade, the Direxion MSCI Emerging Over Developed Markets ETF (RWED ) offers them the ability to benefit not only from emerging markets potentially performing well, but from emerging markets outperforming developed markets.

Conversely, if investors believe that resolutions to the big issues impacting sentiment today are in motion, the Direxion MSCI Developed Over Emerging Markets ETF (RWDE C+) provides a means to not only see developed markets perform well, but a way to access a convergence/catch-up in performance of DM relative to EM, a spread that has clearly widened over the past 6 months.

For more relative market trends, visit our Relative Value Channel.

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