BRF News and Press, VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap From 04/01/22

Follow the Money is a series of brief, information-rich posts that I will publish periodically but not on a fixed schedule. After rallying for 9 of the last 11 days, the S&P 500 went from down -13% to down just -3.4%. Growth has been hit hard by the slide in tech stocks this y...

The yield curve has flattened considerably and the spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yield is currently just 25 basis points. Many of the large, popular stocks are still grossly overvalued in my opinion. Value stocks continue to outperform. For further details s...

There are several high-frequency data points that often provide trading fodder for short-term participants, including US PPI, retail sales, industrial output, and housing starts. The individual projections for the Fed funds target rate draw the most attention. In December, five of...

The global economy expanded for a twentieth straight month in February, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ with the rate of expansion accelerating from January's 18-month low as the COVID-19 Omicron wave showed signs of easing. Global GDP growth in Q1 2022 so far looks slowe...

The evolving tumult from the Russia–Ukraine war has added to the list of uncertainties facing investors everywhere. As world sanctions on Russia led to a spike in commodity prices, Brazil stands to benefit from its position as one of the world’s top exporters. Brazil...

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has weighed on global equity markets, with the exception of Brazil. Surging commodity prices benefit Brazil, the fourth-biggest commodity exporter globally. Ample renewable energy resources could shield Brazilian farmers from higher energy and fertilize...

Food and beverages stocks saw broad losses on Monday on concerns that higher commodity prices will cut into profitability this year with consumers starting to push back on higher prices. Corn, wheat and aluminum have all spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine with the prospect of supply issues a...

Emerging Markets are outperforming the rest of the world, due in large part to windfall profits in the commodities-exporting countries of South America and the Middle East. If you want to follow the money, this is a good place to start. Money has been flowing out of tech, consumer dis...

The economic hit of sanctions is undoubtedly highest for Russia. The United States does not suffer a relevant impact from sanctions to Russia. The impact of geopolitical risk has made energy and food prices soar higher all over the world. For further details see: The Ste...

Non-U.S. markets, including EM, DM, and Asia, are outperforming the U.S. markets after underperforming last year. After slightly underperforming growth last year, value is where the money is flowing. With the economy still in growth mode, cyclical stocks should do better than defe...