CRBN News and Press, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target From 11/11/22

Summary The prices of oil, copper, and iron ore are all sharply down from their peaks earlier this year. The transition to green power will, in the medium term, boost demand for hydrocarbons. Even if the global economy were to collapse once again, the capital cycle could allow...

Summary While a divided US government may look appealing, there are long-term risks amid resulting gridlock. The longest night belonged to the pollsters and pundits, whose predictions for a “red wave” did not come to fruition. Looking at historical relationships ...

Summary Equity investors have sustained significant losses this year and are facing a long list of new uncertainties. Although interest rates have risen sharply over the past two years, they’re quite low from a historical perspective. Looking back two decades from Octob...

Summary Avenues of investing aligned with megatrends are inherently predicated on visions of the future. But what makes thematic investing a lot more palatable than prophesizing, is that certain megatrends are already in motion. Thematic investors, therefore, need only observe...

Summary A coalition of 190 countries and companies had agreed to "phase down" coal power and end support for new plants. The African location is expected to put greater focus on the question of climate financing for historically marginalized communities and emerging markets. C...

Summary The global manufacturing PMI survey's Output Index signalled a third successive monthly drop in worldwide factory production in October. Of the 31 economies for which S&P Global PMI data are available for October, some 21 reported falling production, which was also the...

Summary Over the past decade, more than 130 countries have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The current need-based sentiment toward reembracing carbon-based fuels doesn’t mean that the energy transition effort is doomed. We believe there are many potential...

Summary We see a positive transformation in Indian renewables that could provide a significant opportunity for investors. In August, India reiterated its commitment to draw 50% of its electricity generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, and to reduce its emissions intensi...

Summary The global economy has been hit by several headwinds, almost all of them leading back to higher inflation. Europe is likely already in recession, the U.S. will enter recession in Q2 2023, while China struggles to make recovery headway. Markets have faced up to the reality ...

Summary With inflationary pressures and recessionary fears remaining top-of-mind, equity managers see no short-term end to the bumpy ride in markets. One of the key risks cited by equity managers in our third-quarter report is the possibility of inflation remaining stuck at high l...