BZF News and Press, WisdomTree Brazilian Real Strategy Fund From 03/09/20

The epicenter of the tremendous financial earthquake in 2008 and 2009 was in the US. There are many critics of the actions of the US (government and central bank), but it responded relatively early and relatively aggressively. The net result was FIFO as in first in, first out. It was that ...

Overview: The warning by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans should prepare for an outbreak of Covid-19 sent the S&P 500 tumbling to an 11-week low and the 10-year Treasury yield to a record low near 1.30%. The volatility of the S&P ((VIX)) jumped to its h...

An exogenous shock disrupts relationships and patterns. It may be a useful reminder the correlation does not mean 100% co-movement. The strongest currency in the world last week was the Swiss franc, a safe-haven that rose by almost 0.5%. The weakest major currency, and third weakest overall,...

Brazil is South America's leading economy and most populous nation. According to the October 2018 World Economic Outlook Database from the International Monetary Fund, Brazil's GDP was just over $3.524 trillion, with a population of over 212 million. Brazil is the sixth most populous nation in...

After years of corrupt leadership and scandal, Brazil turned over its government to a far-right candidate in October 2018. Jair Bolsonaro pledged to clean up corruption and deliver a healthy economy in South America’s most populous and leading nation. Brazil is a commodity-rich nation...

Record low interest rates are spurring consumer spending and business investment in Brazil, leading the economy to grow at its fastest pace in six quarters. More news on: iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares ETF, VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF, News o...

Overview: Escalating violence in Hong Kong and the continued fall in Chinese producer prices weighed on equities in Asia Pacific trading. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has risen nearly 7% during the five-week rally and is off to a weak start this week. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell around 2.6%, i...

Back in July, I made the argument that there could be more upside ahead for the Brazilian real – even though the currency is inherently volatile due to its emerging market status. The reason for making this argument was that the Federal Reserve had been anticipated to implement rate...

Overview : The equity and bond rally in North America yesterday carried over into today's session. With some notable exceptions, like China, Taiwan, Australia, and Indonesia, most bourses in Asia-Pacific and Europe traded higher. US shares are little changed in early Europe after the S&P ...

Ethanol is a biofuel. In the US, corn is the primary ingredient in the production of ethanol, as the US is the world's leading producer and exporter of the grain. In Brazil, sugar is the input in ethanol production for the same reason. In the United States, the ethanol market is a political ho...