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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 17

EM Investors Reposition in $886 Billion Inflation-Linked Debt as 11.1% Returns Outpace Peers

Updated

Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 17

EM Investors Reposition in $886 Billion Inflation-Linked Debt as 11.1% Returns Outpace Peers

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 17

$886 billion of emerging-market inflation-linked local-currency debt is drawing more selective positioning as investors respond to persistent inflation risks and volatile currencies.
11.1% returns in 2026 through Friday have kept the asset class attractive after its best year in more than a decade, even as traders grow pickier about where to add exposure.
That performance compares with a 1.6% gain for a broader EM local-debt index and a 0.2% loss for the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index.
The shift shows investors still favor inflation protection in emerging markets, but increasingly differentiate across countries as price pressures and exchange-rate swings reshape risk.

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With EM inflation-linked debt surging 11.1% in 2026, which countries can actually protect your real returns against a dominant U.S. dollar?

Could the spectacular rally in emerging-market local debt suddenly collapse if global inflation unexpectedly turns into a deflationary shock?

Is the promise of inflation protection in emerging markets merely a mirage masking severe currency devaluation risks for yield-hungry investors?

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