AAXJ News and Press, iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund From 02/14/23

Summary Diversifying into global markets ex-US has been a frustrating choice for asset allocation for much of the past decade. So far in the new year, Europe is the leader. American shares as a percentage of global equities market capitalization have surged over the past decade. ...

Summary Global manufacturing output fell for a sixth successive month in January, but the rate of decline showed welcome signs of moderating for a second successive month. The global manufacturing downturn showed signs of easing at the start of 2023, according to the latest PMI surveys ...

Summary Despite softer economic conditions globally, emerging markets (EM) credit fundamentals remain supportive—and while we see some pockets of weakness, especially among energy- and food-importing countries, overall we believe EM debt is well positioned to withstand a period of we...

Summary iShares MSCI BRIC ETF tracks a market cap-weighted index of Brazil, India, and China's economies. This used to be the BRIC fund, but Russia got the boot. The fund has gone on a wild ride this year, bottoming out in October before climbing 21% in the last three months. De...

Summary In our view, the balance of demand and supply factors should support oil prices in 2023. Most EM banking systems look better positioned in terms of capital than they were during the Global Financial Crisis. All things considered, we continue to believe that current valuation...

Summary iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan ETF provides exposure to mid and large cap companies in Asia excluding Japan. The fund is heavily weighted towards China, India and South Korea. AAXJ is extremely diluted, holding over 1,000 individual stocks. Strong technicals make...

Summary We are optimistic that emerging markets, in particular Chinese equities, can post positive returns in 2023. Consensus expectations point to two further increases in the US federal funds rate in 2023. As the investment environment evolves, an important feature that we seek in...

Summary Arguably one of the greatest frustrations for investors over the past year of rampant inflation was the dismal performance of real assets regarded as inflation hedges and their positive correlations to the returns of nominal assets, such as conventional government bonds. Even th...

Summary Looking around the globe, we find a few major stock markets with bullish setups. Most are leaning bearish to perhaps strongly bearish. The S&P 500 is currently 30 on a list of 36 country indexes, with Turkey, Poland, Italy, Denmark, and China taking the top slots. Longer...

Summary We expect COVID-19 to continue its transition to a global endemic and the status quo to prevail in Russia's war in Ukraine, with no material implications for the global economy. Mild recessions are forecast in the United States and Europe, but resilience in Asia Pacific will pre...