Fixed Income and Currency Strategist

Gautam Jain, PhD, CFA

Gautam Jain has over 25 years of experience covering global emerging fixed income and currency markets, both as a strategist and a portfolio manager. He has worked in buy-side and sell-side firms, including The Rohatyn Group (TRG Management), Barclays Capital, and Millennium Partners. He has helped manage emerging markets local-currency and hard-currency debt funds. The assets that he covers include currencies, interest rates, sovereign credits, and related derivatives. He specializes in portfolio construction, smart-beta index creation, and asset allocation. Mr. Jain holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Columbia University and is a CFA charter holder.

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FX & Rates

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<li>Foreign investments in China’s government bonds had been on the rise in recent years with the market appearing to acquire a safe-haven status as it became more accessible and liquid.</li>
<li>Russia's invasion of Ukraine may have changed this as the country is likely to default despite its large international reserves, which presents spillover risks to others, particularly China.</li>
<li>After suffering heavy losses in Russian holdings, investors are likely to factor in political and geopolitical risks more explicitly going forward, which would work against China.</li>
</ul>


Foreign investments in China’s government bonds had been on the rise in recent years with the market appearing to acquire a safe-haven status as it became more accessible and liquid.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may have changed this as the country is likely to default despite its large international reserves, which presents spillover risks to others, particularly China.
After suffering heavy losses in Russian holdings, investors are likely to factor in political and geopolitical risks more explicitly going forward, which would work against China.


Early Signs of a Geopolitical Risk Premium in China’s Bonds?

China Treasury

Early Signs of a Geopolitical Risk Premium in China’s Bonds?