EEM News and Press, iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund From 08/14/23

2023-08-14 22:10:00 ET Summary As of Friday’s close, three of the 14 slices of the major asset classes are now underwater this year, based on ETF proxies through Friday, Aug. 11. A key factor that investors are focusing on is China’s economic slowdown. The US eco...

2023-08-14 15:37:28 ET Summary The recently launched ETF with ticker "TJUL" offers the upside of stocks with protection on the initial amount invested. This is basically what "principal protected notes" offered by banks have long done, and is now possible again thanks to high...

2023-08-14 08:45:00 ET Investing in stocks doesn't have to be overly complicated. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs for short, offer many of the same benefits of owning individual stocks, but these vehicles come with the added bonus of instant diversification. As a result, ETFs can be a straig...

2023-08-12 08:59:40 ET Summary The U.S. has experienced a decline in its manufacturing industry and global manufacturing share over the past few decades. "Onshoring" or "reshoring" efforts are being made to bring manufacturing facilities back to the U.S. or nearby countries. C...

2023-08-12 05:30:00 ET Summary The slowdown in growth that had been more prominent in developed markets is now hitting emerging markets going into the second half of 2023. July's PMI data showed emerging markets expanding at the slowest pace in six months, supported chiefly by ser...

2023-08-11 05:37:29 ET Summary Both the EMB and EEM funds offer exposure to emerging markets, with the former invested in government bonds and the latter in stocks, but the outlook for bonds is superior. The EMB is also much less volatile and more diversified in terms of country w...

2023-08-08 04:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets are filled with opportunities for growth. EM equities started the second half of 2023 on a good note. All major equity benchmarks in the Latin American region also posted gains, with macroeconomic data taking centerstage in the r...

2023-08-07 13:30:00 ET Summary We see emerging markets better withstanding volatility and benefiting as supply chains rewire. We switch our EM debt preference to hard currency from local. Developed market stocks slid last week and long-term bond yields jumped as markets focused on...

2023-08-06 12:30:00 ET Summary Michael Gayed sees a melt-up followed by a potential crash in the stock market this year. He warns of a credit event that could impact the bond and stock markets. Gayed suggests hedging with long duration treasuries and investing in the utilities...

2023-08-06 05:05:00 ET Summary As we ushered in 2023, our outlook was shaped by the constriction of monetary supply, tight government spending and weaker corporate profits. Amid the broader market dynamics, two areas stand out: rising emerging markets stars and Bitcoin. We bel...