BRF News and Press, VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap From 09/02/22

Summary The contribution of emerging and frontier markets to global trade in clean-energy metals has steadily grown in recent years. In 2020, EMs were the source of 44.3% of exports of big-five transition metals. China is an important source and destination of the metals of th...

Summary Today's market X-ray shows the returns for each index, asset class, sector, and so on, since the recent low point on June 16th. Of the global indices, US small caps are in the lead, followed by the NASDAQ. High beta stocks are the most preferred factors since June 16. ...

Summary Several oil and gas companies, from independents to majors, are increasingly resorting to subsea tiebacks to convert marginal fields into profitable ventures in several basins around the world. The nascent Brazilian mature fields revitalization and decommissioning industry...

Despite a solid fundamental outlook, headwinds have been present. The commodity run-up has clearly benefited Latin American fiscal and external accounts. Given the political currents in the region, concerns surrounding the political outlook will likely remain at the forefront. ...

Emerging markets hard-currency bonds could remain volatile given the challenging global macroeconomic backdrop, but we see pockets of opportunities. BloombergNEF believes total metal demand from lithium-ion batteries will reach 13.5 million metric tons by 2030. Strong demand for c...

XP’s total gross revenue grew 13% when comparing the results of 2Q22 with 2Q21. XP has a 1 Year Price Performance of -58.97% while the Sector Median is -4.04%. In my opinion, XP Inc. currently has an attractive valuation and continues to show strong growth potential. Theref...

Emerging markets Asia’s regional central banks are powering ahead with frontloaded rate hikes. By contrast, we keep getting more dovish surprises in Central Europe. Brazil’s slower pace of tightening is well-deserved – the central bank was the hiking pioneer i...

Telefônica Brasil S.A. has 97 million mobile lines in operation, which accounts for 38% of the market. Telecom is a good industry to invest in during inflation/recessions, and this stock is a great defensive option that may outperform banks and ETFs. The decline from Q1-Q2 pe...

Global economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, according to the latest PMI survey data, led by the developed world falling into contraction for the first time in two years. Emerging market growth as a whole consequently remained broadly resilient at one of the fastest rates seen ov...

The latest data releases in emerging markets Asia confirmed that peak inflation in the region remains elusive. Unlike EM Asia, inflation surprises in EMEA and LATAM are actually heading south - together with actual annual inflation in some countries. There will be several importan...