ECNS News and Press, iShares MSCI China Small-Cap From 04/15/23

2023-04-15 00:35:00 ET Summary In addition to a plethora of Fedspeak, investors will closely pay attention to the Fed’s Beige Book. On Friday, the April flash PMI readings for the eurozone will be watched closely as they reflect some of the banking turmoil that has hit the ...

2023-04-14 03:25:00 ET Summary Advances in key technologies and supportive policies have driven significant cost declines and the early adoption of clean energy. Massive recent public sector investment programs in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and beyond could accelerate adoption...

2023-04-13 11:45:00 ET Summary China to the rescue? The inflection in the hyperscaler capex. Commodities (copper) next in line for a potential upturn. Our take on the overly anticipated US recession - datapoints from the field. While the upcoming US recession is capt...

2023-04-13 01:57:00 ET Summary It is widely acknowledged that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy has a long and variable lag, which means that it takes time for the economy to adjust to rising or falling interest rates. Despite the most recent readings for the PMI and Conferenc...

2023-04-12 02:39:00 ET Summary Global inflationary pressures continued to moderate in March, though remained elevated by historical standards. Looking at what's reportedly driving selling prices higher, the most striking development in recent months is the extent to which energy-d...

2023-04-12 02:00:00 ET Summary An ongoing decline in demand for goods leaves the global economic recovery largely dependent on reviving service sector activity. India reported the fastest expansion and is continuing to enjoy its strongest growth spell for over a decade. Geogra...

2023-04-12 01:39:00 ET Summary We believe that beyond China, EMs offer an attractive and differentiated opportunity set - one which drove our launch of our EM ex China Growth strategy. Ex China, EMs have much more technology (particularly semiconductor and broad hardware), materia...

2023-04-09 10:26:00 ET Summary On March 29, 523 business representatives from the Brazil and mainland China gathered for the Brazil-China Economic Seminar in Beijing. Bilateral trade grew by 10.1% year on year in 2022 and reached a record USD150 billion. Mainland China regards...

2023-04-09 05:51:00 ET Summary In March, two high-profile implosions at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent tremors throughout the financial sector, reminding markets that the economy remains a complex ecosystem of causes and consequences. In the coming months, we expect m...

2023-04-05 02:22:00 ET Summary Earnings expectations have weakened this year; however, we still expect lower earnings per share growth than consensus expectations. Profit margin changes are a key driver of earnings growth. We expect further margin weakness ahead. Our weak earn...