EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 08/01/21

U.S. equity markets were mixed this week as disappointing "big tech" earnings and concerns over controversial COVID vaccine and mask mandates were offset by historically strong earnings results from domestic-focused companies. Retreating from the record-highs set last week, ...

SPY will receive 100% of my retirement funds in August. The IWM:SPY ratio closed below its 10-month moving average which is bearish. All of the ETFs that I follow are either at new highs or within striking distance of new highs which is bullish. For further details see: ...

The S&P 500 Index continues to fly high. But signs of narrowing market breadth suggest potential risks ahead. The month ahead will be important for market breadth to widen ahead of the historically volatile September to November period. For further details see: Take ...

As the world starts to recover from the pandemic, a range of factors are converging to create a new inflationary era. Crucially, the policy regime is changing, driven by the need to respond to emerging social and environmental challenges and help manage record peacetime debt levels. T...

U.S. equity markets rebounded from an early-week dive as investors shrugged-off COVID concerns following a historically strong start to corporate earnings season and better-than-expected housing market data. "American Exceptionalism" was the theme as COVID concerns across internationa...

Fortunately, the current year has been a bit kinder to prognosticators than the previous one. The bull market that began in 2009 didn’t end when the coronavirus panic pushed the S&P 500 down 34 percent from its previous high. The post-Covid rally, and particularly the fasci...

Some central banks are currently debating whether to tighten monetary policy to fight inflationary pressures, after having eased decisively in response to the COVID-19 shock. New IMF staff research has found ever larger and more powerful companies are making monetary policy a less pot...

Since last November’s vaccine news, financial markets have been "hanging ten" on a swell of cyclical, value and small-cap stocks, and rising Treasury yields. Crosswinds started to grow in the second quarter, however, as economic and inflation data ran hot: rising yields stalled...

Instead of trying to predict where the S&P 500 will be a year from now, we prefer to go through the main asset classes and provide two predictions for each. Stocks: Value will outperform growth, industrials will outperform tech. Bonds: US Treasury 10-Year Yield > 1.67% (up ...

A look at current inflation, and what could drive ongoing inflation this autumn. Charts for US household equity exposure. Americans have never had a higher stock allocation than today. What does this mean? Example stocks for how various sectors have very different valuations. ...