EM Bonds Attract Flows

EM bond funds’ inflows year-to-date moved north of $3.5bn in the week ended February 24, says EPFR Global. As for performance, EM debt funds rose 0.31% in the week ended February 25 and are up 0.79% year-to-date, Lipper data show. Meanwhile, global income funds made 0.44% in the week and are up 0.91% ytd, while international income funds have returned 0.49% in the week but lost 0.03% ytd.