CEW News and Press, WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund From 04/07/22

After the equity losses in the US yesterday, including a 2.2% drop in the NASDAQ, Asia-Pacific equities struggled. The unexpectedly large drop in German factory orders reported yesterday appeared to have little impact on industrial output. The US dollar posted a bullish hammer can...

Federal Reserve Governor Brainard's suggestion that of a rapid unwind of the Fed's balance sheet stoked a bond market sell-off that is continuing today, rippling through the capital markets. Rising US yields has helped lift the greenback to JPY124. The dollar's multiyear high set in l...

The Reserve Bank of Australia hinted that it was getting closer to a rate hike. The Australian dollar was bid to its best level since the middle of last year. The euro posted a key reversal last Thursday, turning back from a four-week high near $1.1185 and settled below the previous d...

Russia's brutality as it re-positioned forces in Ukraine and China's move to ease the clash with US auditors dominate the news. Hong Kong tech stocks rallied on the news while mainland markets are close today and tomorrow for a national holiday. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has tra...

The US Federal Reserve is turning increasingly hawkish—hiking rates fast enough to slow inflation while maintaining economic growth will be a monumental task. The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team opines on what to expect from the Fed and gauges whether it is already...

The poor Chinese March PMI and talk that the US could tap its strategic oil reserves by as much as one million barrels a day for six months have rippled through the capital markets. The dollar found support ahead of JPY121.10, which is the (38.2%) retracement of the rally since March ...

Although BOJ Governor Kuroda, who met with Prime Minister Kishida earlier today, does not seem concerned about the yen's weakness, Finance Minister Suzuki seemed more cautious. The Australian dollar bounced off four-day lows slightly below $0.7460 yesterday and settled above $0.7500. ...

A separate report by a Japanese research group found that a 10-yen appreciation of the dollar boosted operating profits by JPY1.5 trillion (~$12 bln). The Ukraine government appears willing to accept that it will not join NATO, but refuses to recognize any loss of territory, and of co...

Led by financials, utilities, and communication, the Stoxx 600 has risen by about 0.75% in the European morning. China is taking a new initiative though that has not been widely reported. It appears that China and the Solomon Islands are close to a security pact. A pre-election du...

Investors think that emerging markets debt is going to be a key pillar. Many emerging markets debt economies have been proactive about rising policy rates ahead of expectations of taper from the Federal Reserve. One of the things that’s attractive about emerging markets deb...