Fed's Message is Important, but Market Also Disturbed by Spike in Short-Term Rates in China, Says Ma

Fed's Message is Important, but Market Also Disturbed by Spike in Short-Term Rates in China, Says Market Vectors' Fran Rodilosso

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- While the market's main focus continues to be on yesterday's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) comments and another move higher in U.S. interest rates, the spike in short-term lending rates in China has also been causing concern, according to Fran Rodilosso, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Market Vectors ETFs.

"Central bankers around the world all will eventually have to revisit the extraordinary measures taken over the last few years to support their economies," says Rodilosso. "Fixed income investors are right to be concerned about the impact of higher rates on their portfolios. However, for the long running health of the economy and of borrowers, all investors should be hoping that the Fed sees both a need and a path to the exit from current monetary policy. When we think about credit markets, specifically high yield, we have been hoping for a world where rates move gradually towards, for lack of a better word, normalization. If 10-year U.S. Treasury yields are back at 1.5% at year end, I believe that would mean the U.S. is not growing, and likely mean that corporate earnings are not growing either," Rodilosso added.

Rodilosso noted that the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, has recently been reluctant to provide additional liquidity to the banking system. "This may only be a short-term phenomenon, and the effort to rein in rampant credit formation is a positive development, in my view. In the case of China, we are only talking about a temporary tactic right now and not a policy shift, but at least it is a sign that the People's Bank has their eye on the ball," Rodilosso said. "I think the really bad news would be if their effort to combat excesses, or that of the Fed to navigate the potentially inflationary consequences of its actions, comes too late."

"If China is willing to accept lower growth, rather than rapid growth at any cost, I believe the long run outcome could be a lot better. But in the short-term, clearly the latest developments from China have weighed on most commodity prices and prices of emerging market assets as well. But the biggest factor impacting the markets that I focus on most closely - credit and emerging market debt - has obviously been Treasury bond volatility."

Mr. Rodilosso has 20 years of experience trading and managing risk in fixed income investment strategies, including 17 years covering emerging markets. Among the Market Vectors ETFs under his watch are Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: EMLC), Treasury-Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: THHY), Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: HYEM), Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: ANGL),International High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: IHY),Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (NYSE Arca: FLTR), LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: BONO) and Renminbi Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: CHLC). As of March 31, 2013, the total assets for these ETFs amounted to approximately $1.9 billion.

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Market Vectors exchange-traded products have been offered since 2006 and span many asset classes, including equities, fixed income (municipal and international bonds) and currency markets. The Market Vectors family totaled $26.1 billion in assets under management, making it the fifth largest ETP family in the U.S. and ninth largest worldwide as of March 31, 2013.

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