Opinion

Trump, Harris’ differing policy visions will affect emerging markets

Resilient economies will be those that successfully position themselves between US and Chinese interests – potentially Romania, Serbia, Ivory Coast and the Dominican Republic.

Cathy HepworthContributor

Oct 31, 2024 – 5.00am

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Developing economies should benefit from competition between the United States and China – they both need emerging market countries from a resource, trade, and supply chain perspective – but what happens when one of those powers has a new leader?

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appear to have differing policy visions on US trade, tax, immigration, labour and price controls, all of which affect emerging markets as well as the developed world.

Cathy Hepworth is head of emerging markets debt at PGIM Fixed Income.