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EM Real Yields Crater As Inflation Continues To Surprise Positively

EMERGING MARKETS
  • As inflation continued to surprise positively in May, with the Citi EM inflation surprise index standing at its highest level since September 2008, real yields have fallen in the EM markets.
  • 10Y real yields are now negative in India and Turkey (-0.3% and -0.2%, respectively).
  • Brazil 10Y real yield has also fallen sharply in the past 6 weeks, down from over 3% to 1.1%.
  • China remains at the bottom of the 'League', currently offering nearly -6% when we adjust for PPI inflation (we use PPI for China as it shows stronger relationship with the 10Y yield).
  • Real yields are also deeply negative in the CEE region amid rising inflation pressures, which 'pushed' the NBH and CNB to raise rates last week.
  • At the top, Indonesia currently offers the highest 10Y real yield among the EM world (+4.9% adjusted for CPI inflation), quickly followed by South Africa (+4.1%).

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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