CEW News and Press, WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund From 02/19/22

To help address investor concerns about Russia-Ukraine tensions, our Portfolio Managers examine the impact on their respective asset classes and potential allocation changes. We believe sanctions initially will focus on Russia’s top security personnel and companies directly inv...

Geopolitical headlines will have helped, but front-end rates have more reasons to ease back from extremes. In the US, the Fed mulling MBS sales offers an alternate tightening avenue, and in the UK, the BoE's pushback against aggressive pricing should find a more prominent platform nex...

In the Asian session, most bourses were lower save China and South Korea. The Stoxx 600 has edged higher to pare this week's loss to less than 1%. US futures are trading 0.5-0.7% better. The yen and Swiss franc are lower, but most of the major foreign currencies are rising aga...

One of our favorite EMFX price charts features bullish breadth divergence. A major sentiment reset in EM stocks could be fuel for better emerging market equity performance. Higher commodity prices are a tailwind for many EM nations. For further details see: EMFX Pointing...

Most emerging market currencies are firmer, and the JP Morgan Emerging Market Currency Index is edging higher for the third consecutive session. The US dollar fell by a little more than 0.25% against the Chinese yuan yesterday, the most in two months, and slipped a little further toda...

Most of the major bourses in the Asia-Pacific region were off 1-2%. Australia was a notable exception, as its gold and energy stocks lifted ASX 200. The Stoxx 600 is off around 2.5% near midday in Europe, its third consecutive fall. US futures are off about 1%. The yen and Swi...

The market expects at least four rate hikes beginning in March setting the stage for a tough year for fixed income. All else equal, higher yielding asset classes may hold up better as rates rise because a higher level of income earned will help to offset price losses as rates rise. ...

Uncertainty has increased due to Russian-Ukrainian tensions, which raise concerns about a potential military escalation by Russia. We believe Turkey’s unorthodox economic policy mix has caused a rapid depreciation of the lira and elevated inflation. Mixed prospects for the ...

Higher-than-expected US CPI numbers, coupled with strong comments from the Fed, saw a surge in interest rates, knocking stocks and lifting the dollar. Japanese markets were closed today, but most of the other equity markets in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell to pare this week's gains...

Asian equities have extended their recovery today, and Europe's Stoxx 600 is also up. US futures are trading lower ahead of the January CPI figure. The JP Morgan Emerging Market Currency Index is posting small gains for the fourth consecutive session. The dovish hold by Sweden...