ACWX News and Press, iShares MSCI ACWI Ex US Index Fund From 01/17/24

2024-01-17 20:25:00 ET Summary In reflecting upon 2023’s performance results across asset classes, it is apparent this year posed considerable challenges for capital markets amidst the ongoing macroeconomic transition. While equities maintained respectable full-year gains, ...

2024-01-16 16:00:00 ET Summary The dollar remains in a short-term downtrend that started in October 2022. The short-term downtrend has to be viewed in the context of the intermediate and longer-term uptrends. The trend of the dollar can have a big impact on market returns and ...

2023-12-28 03:01:00 ET Summary International equity markets are ending the year participating in the rally in global risk assets. Global economic growth is likely to slow further in 2024, particularly in the first half, with the growth of most economies continuing to undershoot th...

2023-12-19 10:45:00 ET Summary The US dollar appears to have peaked and leading economic indicators in the developed world appear to have stabilized. The job market is cooling at a market-friendly pace, easing fears of a wage-price spiral. Small-cap stocks have tended to outpe...

2023-12-09 11:00:00 ET Summary One small IPO priced this week, along with one SPAC that began trading. Three IPOs and four SPACs joined the pipeline. Offshore transport services provider Hornbeck Offshore Services filed to raise $100 million. Just one small IPO price...

2023-12-07 20:20:00 ET Summary Real estate investment trusts powered ahead by 12.29%, signaling strength in the property sector. Fixed income also rebounded strongly as yields declined. The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index returned 4.54% for the month. Commodities underperformed...

2023-12-06 08:45:00 ET Summary Geopolitical reordering: National interests will impact global relationships, trade, and investment, with the outcome of scheduled elections having major implications. Economic fault lines: Regional divergence in inflation rates and monetary policy m...

2023-12-05 18:43:47 ET Summary BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust is a closed-end fund that aims to provide income-seeking investors with upside exposure while writing covered calls against a portion of its equity holdings. The BOE closed-end fund offers diversification thro...

2023-12-04 08:13:57 ET More on market strategy Bears Refuse To Acknowledge New All-Time Highs In 2024 SPY Is A Buy According To The 200-Day Simple Moving Average When Do You Take Profits? S&P 500 hits new 2023 closing high to end week in which it notched ...

2023-12-01 11:46:26 ET Summary Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund offers a 7.27% yield, which is better than many common equities but not impressive compared to fixed-income or blended closed-end funds. The fund's performance has been reasonable, with a ...