AFK News and Press, VanEck Vectors-Africa Index

2024-07-06 05:10:48 ET Summary Two-year Treasury yields dropped 14 bps this week, to the low (4.60%) since March 27th. Bonds have turned notably receptive to indications of economic softening. With the Fed signaling the importance of labor market performance, markets this week...

2024-07-03 00:22:23 ET Summary Zambia's economic growth amid challenges like the pandemic and Ukraine war. Copper's crucial role in Zambia's economy and its importance in renewable energy applications. President Hichilema's pro-business stance, attracting international investo...

2024-06-27 03:20:32 ET Summary iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (EZA) provides easy access to South African equities, tracking the MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index. The fund has a concentrated portfolio, with top holdings in companies like Naspers Limited and FirstRand Limited. EZA ...

2024-06-08 05:05:00 ET Summary The ECB and Bank of Canada cut rates this week, with markets seeing the global central bank community's easing cycle now underway. Booming markets have a way of disregarding corrosive fundamental factors. Especially in today's backdrop, there are com...

2024-06-01 05:55:46 ET Summary Markets for the most part corroborated the "higher for longer" and rising global yields thesis. The Nasdaq 100 declined 0.7% Wednesday in bearish trading action, as the Semiconductors slumped 1.9%. The yen has ominously little to show for the mon...

2024-05-29 10:45:00 ET Summary After a punishing start to the year, shares in Africa have rebounded and are now the leading performer for the global stock market in 2024. VanEck Africa Index ETF is up 16.6% year to date. The acid test for South Africa, and perhaps the Africa E...

2024-05-29 06:35:10 ET More on iShares MSCI South Africa ETF EZA ETF: South Africa's Election Looms EZA: Plentiful Risks In Africa's Powerhouse Seeking Alpha Quant Rating on iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For furt...

2024-05-28 23:50:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-05-19 00:44:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-05-11 05:55:04 ET Summary Financial conditions work with a leg and it appears that the loose conditions transmitted from US to the world are increasingly showing up in economic data. Markets expect modest improvement in year-over-year inflation readings in next Wednesday's Ap...