ECNS News and Press, iShares MSCI China Small-Cap From 01/24/24

2024-01-24 22:15:00 ET Summary China’s government is finally moving to stimulate the economy after its sluggish post-COVID reopening. The country faces a slew of problems, including low consumer confidence, plummeting property sales, and high youth unemployment. Even if...

2024-01-23 15:15:00 ET Summary Chinese stock prices have lost money in the 16 years since 2007 and are now back near 2005 levels. Chinese treasury bonds have rallied sharply as beaten-up capital capitulates out of riskier markets and back to the relative safety of government bonds...

2024-01-23 05:08:00 ET Summary Investor sentiment toward China has soured after a tough year for the economy and stock market. But the painful economic transition is also creating real opportunity. China’s property sales continued to tumble in 2023, marking a 54% contractio...

2024-01-22 22:35:00 ET Summary The wobbly start to January was the long overdue correction that we did not see in November or December, when pullbacks were one-day wonders. Not every index set a record last week, but the majors did, like the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 and the Dow...

2024-01-19 22:20:00 ET Summary Since 1992 the Chinese economy has grown from $500B to $18T. Yet the Chinese stock market has gone exactly nowhere over the same period. The headlines in financial markets for the coming weeks will be all about the new highs in US stocks. But is it a...

2024-01-18 23:00:00 ET Summary Non-U.S. equities, including EM equities, are likely beneficiaries of falling interest rates in the United States and the dollar weakening rather than strengthening. Global markets surpassed expectations in 2023. Growth equities rebounded during the ...

2024-01-18 07:40:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-01-18 04:08:00 ET Summary Growth ran hot for most of 2023; although it’s now slowing, GDP should remain positive for 2024. When combined, a soft economic landing and rate cuts would provide the best of both worlds for financial markets. Disinflation is further alon...

2024-01-18 00:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets equities saw positive performance in 4Q 2023, driven by valuation re-rating and currency strength. Taiwan Region, India and South Korea boosted benchmark returns, while China underperformed. Brazil remains the Strategy’s l...

2024-01-17 15:00:00 ET Summary The biggest surprise of the past two years has been a 500-plus basis point increase in interest rates without a recession. Pockets of traditional commercial real estate are facing significant uncertainty, particularly older office buildings, which ha...