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Fast growth and better fundamentals make emerging markets attractive investment destinations, but some may be overheating, analysts say

The US and the UK lag behind some Eastern European nations in terms of retirement security; the best countries to retire in are in Europe

Investors can take advantage of wider bond spreads in some countries in Central and Eastern Europe despite their lack of growth, a strategist says

When the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds and the dollar starts to rally, emerging market currencies are likely to sell off sharply, a strategist warns

Under a new model, that will be used to analyse Canadian covered bonds, Fitch said on Tuesday that Canadian house prices were overvalued by a real 20%, which is more than bankers had previously said.

A survey of market sentiment for emerging markets shows investors bearish over the short term for the first time since June last year

Korea Housing Finance Corp opened books on its latest benchmark covered bond on Tuesday. It is only the second dollar deal of the year, and this lack of issuance, together with a triple-digit starting spread should mean a successful outcome, said bankers.

The real test for emerging markets will come later; currently, the eurozone debt crisis is a bigger risk than the US Fed minutes for these assets

The international benchmark Brent crude has a ‘strong floor’ at $80 a barrel, as demand from emerging markets will soar, commodity strategists say

Asset allocators are overweight equities and underweight bonds and cash, with high overweight positions in emerging markets, a survey shows

The number of bullish investors in emerging markets remains sizeable, but the bullish bias is weakening, a poll by Societe Generale shows

Mexico could become the main supplier of goods to the US by 2018, beating China and Canada, according to analysts from HSBC