Emerging markets stocks are carrying last year's momentum into 2026, and the Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF is benefiting.

Emerging markets have surged recently, returning 14.83% year-to-date and nearly 50% over the past year—far outpacing developed markets.

The S&P 500 is down 1.6% so far in 2026. Meanwhile, emerging markets are up sharply, developed international markets are outperforming, and a decade-long valuation gap between US and non-US equities is finally closing.

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds' selling of emerging Asia market stocks last week was the most since April 2025 amid heightened risk aversion, according to a Goldman Sachs client note seen by Reuters.

Once a top pick among emerging-market investors, local-currency debt is quickly becoming a pain trade. After months being boosted by a weaker dollar, slowing inflation and interest-rate cuts, the bonds have delivered a loss of more than 4.

Debt inflows in February were spread across regions. Asia drew $5.9 billion, followed by Latin America with $4.3 billion, emerging Europe with $2.6 billion and the Middle East and North Africa with $1.5 billion.

President Trump postpones military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period, leading to an immediate market reaction. FOX Business' Charles Payne reacts to the news.

Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tum