EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 07/31/23

2023-07-31 10:30:00 ET Summary Major central banks tightened policy last week, including unexpectedly in Japan. We see the potential for rising Japanese bond yields to pull global yields higher. The Bank of Japan tweaked its yield cap, sending local yields to a nine-year high. Dev...

2023-07-20 01:45:00 ET Summary tronger global economic growth in 2023 has so far been spurred by resurgent post-pandemic spending on services such as travel and tourism. Manufacturing output slipped into decline in June, as a short-term production boost from improved supply availa...

2023-07-18 08:00:00 ET Summary Concerns about the debt of overexposed sectors of U.S. commercial real estate have grown. Investors might be switching their attention from concerns about inflation and monetary policy to optimism about nominal growth. Downward pressure could com...

2023-07-15 09:31:00 ET Summary We discuss how millennials and GenX'ers in their late 30s or early 40s should aim and accumulate a relatively large sum that should afford them a comfortable retirement. Saving early and regularly, investing wisely, budgeting expenses, and keeping th...

2023-07-15 02:20:00 ET Summary We wrap up our mid-year review of recent asset price trends with a look at non-US equities. Non-US equities have certainly had periods of outperformance, including – for a very brief while – earlier this year. For most of January, i...

2023-07-14 04:30:00 ET Summary Fiduciary Management, Inc. is an independent money management firm. FMI’s equity investing strategies apply a value discipline, with a focused approach firmly rooted in fundamental research. FMI’s Small Cap and International Strategies ...

2023-07-11 00:45:00 ET Summary Global equity markets have had a very strong first half of the year, but it’s pretty unusual times because on the one hand, equities are contending with a pretty difficult macro backdrop. We’ve still got high inflation. We’ve got...

2023-07-03 10:39:12 ET Summary The article discusses the relationship between interest rates and inflation, arguing that in the current economic climate, interest rates may not be the best tool to combat inflation. The fiscal policy of running deficits equal to 8% of GDP while une...

2023-07-01 08:56:00 ET Summary My pension plan assets, which are 100% invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, outperformed the S&P 500 index in June, gaining 6.48% compared to the index's 6.47% gain. However, over the past 12 months, my strategy underperformed the S&P 500 by 8.8...

2023-06-26 21:29:41 ET Summary The WisdomTree International Efficient Core Fund ETF is a global equities exchange-traded fund with a U.S. Treasury bond futures overlay, designed to potentially lower volatility and offer a leveraged profile compared to standard 60/40 portfolios. NT...