EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 06/12/21

U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record highs this past week as long-term interest rates retreated despite inflation data showing the highest annual rise in consumer prices in decades. A seemingly insatiable bid for Treasury Bonds - a counterintuitive trend that some analysts like...

Traded notional volume on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 38.2 billion in May, while the proportion of transactions completed via Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool increased to 75.6%. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in Ma...

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) - $1.1018.30-Day SEC Yield of 1.72% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $1.1018

We expect that the impact of the U.S. trifecta will continue to wane, supporting a sustained weak dollar regime and opportunities in overseas markets. There’s no doubt that the U.S. economy is in the midst of a strong recovery. As global vaccination efforts continue and eco...

U.S. equity markets flirted with fresh record-highs this week as concerns regarding economic "overheating" cooled after employment data showed that job growth fell short of expectations for the second straight month. Finishing on the cusp of fresh record-highs, the S&P 500 rallied...

Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to tick higher in May. GMI’s Sharpe ratio — a measure of risk-adjusted return – rose to 0.82 on a trailing 10-year basis through last month. That’s close to a pandemic high, but still...

The Global Market Index’s (GMI) expected risk premium held steady at 5.9% annualized in May, matching the previous month’s estimate. The framework for estimating equilibrium returns was initially outlined in a 1974 paper by Professor Bill Sharpe. Keep in mind, too, t...

U.S. equity markets rallied this past week as long-term inflation expectations eased following a lukewarm slate of economic data and as massive new government spending programs face diminishing public support. Snapping a two-week skid, the S&P 500 rallied 1.2% on the week. Bitcoin...

U.S. equity markets retreated on another turbulent week as investors backed away from speculative assets amid signs that supply shortages and surging prices have started to impair aggregate demand. Bitcoin plunged after U.S. and Chinese authorities each pushed ahead with increased reg...

A look at how the long-term debt cycle is contributing to today's pro-inflationary environment. How the 1940s differed from the 1970s in terms of inflation, and why this is more like the 1940s. How I'm positioning in this environment. For further details see: Fiscal-Driv...