2000-02-28 Declined liquidity
Daily Brady Bond Trading Commentary
Monday February 28, 2000
Emerging markets debt appears to have suffered a decline in liquidity over the past several weeks,
and the situation has made it difficult for the market to break above its trading range of the first two months of 2000. While the action in equity markets continue to be wild, volatility in the EM debt universe has subsided. We continue to point to improving local fundamentals as a reason to be patient with long positions in Latin American and Eastern European debt.
But as new supply continues to trickle in, new demand is barely keeping pace. While the active players in EM debt are focused on restructurings, new issues and buybacks, it may take some time for prices to gain significant upward momentum.
Contributed by
Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc.
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