EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 07/03/21

U.S. equity markets were mixed this past week as better-than-expected housing market data and "Goldilocks" employment data were offset by ongoing COVID concerns abroad over the "Delta" variant. Setting fresh record highs on seven straight days - the longest streak since 1997 - the S&a...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) resumed an upward drift in June, rising to an annualized 6.0%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI - 6.0% - suggests that multi-asset-class strategies will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent yea...

SPY continues to perform well and is at all-time highs. IWM:SPY ratio remains in bullish alignment. No change in my allocations. For further details see: My Current View Of The S&P 500 Index: July 2021 Edition

U.S. equity markets rebounded following the worst week since February on promises of bipartisan progress on a significantly slimmed-down infrastructure package, reflecting concern that additional stimulus could further inflame inflation. Delivering its best week since February and clo...

PIMCO’s baseline outlook for the cyclical horizon has the global economy continuing its uneven recovery before shifting to a more moderate pace of above-trend growth in 2022. With the pandemic receding across much of the world, policy support has also likely peaked and will tur...

U.S. equity markets slid to their worst week since February after the Federal Reserve accelerated its "lift-off" plans in response to surging inflation, sparking a sell-off in economically sensitive assets. Snapping a three-week winning streak and retreating from record-highs set...

Investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in six, with money market funds being the primary drain on funds. Equity ETFs witnessed their second consecutive week of net inflows—attracting $8.2 billion f...

Nastassia Samal/iStock via Getty Images In this week’s latest Refinitiv Lipper U.S. weekly fund flows insight report ending June 16, 2021, information points to the fact that the investment community was net redeemers of fund flows totaling -$30.1B. This includes both exchange traded f...

iShares MSCI EAFE, BlackRock’s Europe, Australia & Far-East equity ETF, has proven a benchmark for public equity markets ex-US/Canada. Investing in a blend of equity styles globally, the fund tracks the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The 20-year-old fund has provid...

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...