CEW News and Press, WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund From 11/10/21

For the quarter, equities posted negative returns, with the US being the exception where performance was slightly positive, while the fixed-income markets were mixed. A closer look at the broad equity markets reveals that year-to-date, it has delivered generally rising returns with so...

Ignoring sustainability in emerging markets debt is no longer sustainable. Data suggests that emerging countries contain around 80% of world’s population, contribute around 60% of the world’s GDP and generate two-thirds of its carbon emissions. To ensure that capital...

Consensus remains cautiously positive on the economic and market outlook for the coming year, but for the first time in 18 months, we have started trimming risk in our views, advocating building dry powder to take advantage of opportunities that arise due to potential short-term market vo...

When facing a rising-rate environment, investors who can’t stomach too much risk should limit - but not eliminate - duration, or sensitivity to interest-rate changes. Investors shouldn’t just shorten their portfolio’s duration; they should get a chunk of it from a...

The strong economic and market trends of the first half of 2021 wavered during the third quarter. The coronavirus delta variant caught up with the US at the height of the summer, just as vaccinations slowed and concerns grew that inflation might flare and persist. Even so, equity mark...

The dollar is narrowly mixed bid ahead of the jobs report. The Scandis lead advancing major currencies, while the yen and Australian dollar are the laggards. Among emerging market currencies, the Turkish lira and the Russian ruble are off the most (~0.45%), while the South African ran...

The markets remain unsettled. The surge in energy prices, the fears emanating from China's property market, and the unresolved US fiscal drama weigh on sentiment. While the German and French flash services and composite PMIs were revised higher, Spain and Italy disappointed. The U...

The dollar slipped to a five-day low a little below JPY110.90 in early activity, but by late morning turnover in Europe was probing the JPY111.25 area. Sterling bottomed in the middle of last week ahead of $1.3410, and before the weekend, was probing $1.3575. The US Congress manag...

Investors continue to sell equities today. The Asia Pacific was a sea of red, with Japan, Australia, and Taiwan off 2% or more. The decline in the UK's manufacturing PMI was not as severe as the preliminary estimate implied. A shutdown of the US government has been averted. ...

Leverage can be a double-edged sword, as it can be positive, but also represents a source of risk. Emerging market equities also hold attractive valuations. Cash flows are another reason why we like emerging markets. For further details see: 3 Reasons We Remain Bullish O...