# EM Lens: Developing a Defensive Response to the Mideast Crisis

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Podcast: [FICC Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ficc-focus-4513680)
Published: 2026-05-15T10:31:00+00:00
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## Resource

Heightened geopolitical risk is driving asset price fluctuations, as inflation and interest rate uncertainty demands increased focus on risk management and liquidity. Andrew Jackson, head of investments at Vontobel, joins Damian Sassower, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief EM fixed income strategist, to assess portfolio exposure and investor sentiment across emerging market debt, as the asset class is well positioned to rebound when tensions de-escalate. Jackson and Sassower touch on inflation expectations, credit fundamentals and the policy outlook across EM following the surge in global energy prices. Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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