Epstein Secrets

be artificially suppressed by controls. When looking at 16 countries with severe capital controls based on IMF indicators (Algeria, Angola, China, Malaysia, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire. India. Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Swaziland. Tanzania, Togo, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan), we find that bitcoin

k off scenarios. As our Sentiment Survey shows, geopolitical risks are still one of the main risks for investors (Chart 24). What we like in EM In LatAm, we still like receiving rates in the belly of the Brazilian curve (Jan 21) and we closed Jan 19 receivers. We think there is room for some short te

nities for Halliburton over the next several years is pursuing integrated project management (1PM) work outside the U.S. With one project underway (Malaysia), another poised to begin (Humapa in Mexico), and third under negotiation (Ecuador), national oil companies are getting creative, looking to use the

ing a growing opportunity set for HAL that must be balanced against higher project risk. - Swirling currents in Latin America. The one soft spot is LatAm where margins should appreciably improve in 2015. Petrobras has agreed to re-tender the drilling contracts on lower activity levels, with costs rig

ra. The yen has fallen markedly; competitor nations such as Korea have seen their currencies weaken, while suppliers to Japan such as Thailand and Malaysia have seen their currencies strengthen. Through all of this the dollar has marched higher even with the market wavering over an early move to taper

however, heavy positioning and potential transitory increase in risk aversion could induce a temporary break in the appreciation trend. Figure 1: LatAm and Asia FX on overvaluation territory environment of reduced volatility. Nevertheless, as the deterioration of fundamentals slowly spreads from t

ater. This time, we expect a sharp selloff with an eventual recovery. Our bearish view on LatAm credits in particular is driven by 1) positioning in LatAm is heavier than in EMEA or Asia — watch outflows from IG crossover investors who will rethink their EM IG investments; 2) their exposure to commoditi

ents to rotate without too much disruption. We would expect China’s inclusion to account for 10% of the JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified index. Turkey, Malaysia, S. Africa, and Thailand would lose the largest shares in the index, while the shares of Brazil, Mexico, Poland and Indonesia are expected to remain

the above mentioned global factors, for the last two years and the years 2013-2014 for the sake of comparison (Chart 64). We find that currencies in LatAm and EEMEA are more exposed to global factors than in Asia. Interestingly, LatAm and EMEA currencies are more sensitive to shocks in commodity prices

ternationally given commodity interlinkages. o European and Asian utilities offer the most abundant and attractive alpha opportunities. o Japan and Latam will be more trading markets over the near term. e Some structural changes will have a global impact (Section 4). o The shale gas and coal price wa

and Thailand; the other is a victim of government intervention, as in Korea and China. The two worlds can coexist in the same country, for example in Malaysia where independent power producers enjoy solid power purchase agreements while utility Tenaga, which is a large employer and which faces the consumer