CHIS News and Press, Global X Funds MSCI China Consumer Staples From 02/22/23

Summary Improving domestic fundamentals and global outlook paint a brighter picture for China. Geopolitical tensions remain at the top of investors’ concerns. US-China trade data show resilience against a long-deteriorating relationship. We see potential opportunities in ...

Summary The latest round of economic data (retail sales, CPI, PPI, jobless claims) are all signaling more Fed rate hikes are coming. A quiet week for the UK with the early part bringing PMIs from the services and manufacturing sectors and the latter BoE appearances. This week’...

Summary Stocks have posted solid gains since they started to recover from last year’s painful crash. Policy trends that drive currency moves and macroeconomic growth differ around the world. Disciplined stock selection can help investors achieve effective global diversificati...

Summary While global green bond markets saw a notable slowdown - particularly in Europe and the United States because of rising interest rate and geopolitical conflicts, China’s onshore green bond market sustained its momentum in 2022. Despite reaching the $2 trillion milestone i...

Summary Inflation is in fact receding, for the same basket of reasons it went up - not math, but markets. Specifically, the market of money (interest rates), the market of goods (supply chains), and the market of labor (employment). Plus, an unexpected chaser: the disruptive potential o...

Summary The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week. Investors will pay close attention to Fed speak after the January inflation report. In the EU, central bank speak as ever remains key with President Lagarde on Wednesday the standout. GDP figures...

Summary Europe has a particularly export-oriented economy. Before the pandemic (4Q19), exports of goods and services from the euro area totaled 47.4% of nominal GDP compared to just 11.6% for U.S. exports. Moreover, China has grown in importance as a destination for European exports - s...

Summary Declines across asset classes in 2022 may be a net positive for ETFs as investors repair and retool their portfolios. Areas away from the S&P 500 are capturing flows while high yields in the Treasury market attract record-high idle cash. At the same time, advisors may re...

Summary Even amid still-elevated (though moderating) inflation levels, some economists offered cautiously optimistic global growth forecasts during last month’s World Economic Forum. While global growth may still be dampened, China’s reopening marks a notable turning point...

Summary China’s economic reopening is proceeding swiftly, despite the spike in COVID-19 cases in early January. January witnessed a dramatic shift in the performance of growth stocks, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index posting double-digit returns. Consensus expectat...