EFAS News and Press, Global X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF From 02/07/22

For investors who want to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risks, diversification still works, and we think you’re going to need more of it this year. The weighing of the high-flyers is not over. Commodities had another good week, and the 1-year return is getti...

For those investors who like the idea of buying and holding for the long term, international stocks are likely to dramatically outperform over the coming years. The SPDR Developed World ex-US ETF offers a well-diversified portfolio of international stocks, with much stronger long-term...

In investing, the big five could more aptly refer to the connected categories of growth, inflation, interest rates, valuations, and style. 2022 is shaping up to be one of slowing toward more normal, healthy rates of economic growth and inflation, thereby paving the way to a sustainabl...

Despite ongoing inflation hype, the U.S. prices paid trend indicator peaked in June 2021 and turned down - this typically leads ISM Manufacturing prices by 2-3 months and suggests inflationary pressures will continue to reverse. Commodities are signalling a similar story, with the Gol...

We see 2022 heralding a new market regime by delivering global stock gains and bond losses for a second year in a row - a first in about half a century. Stocks rallied back to near record levels and yields rose last week as worries of Omicron dissipated. China’s central bank lo...

We may not know what the newest COVID variant holds, but it may not actually matter. The economy is already questionable and has been more and more for quite some time already. In other words, the issue at hand isn’t necessarily omicron nor really a “growth scare”...

The S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which, in normal times, would be barely worth a mention. But in today’s speculative market, that qualifies as a correction. The first two quarters of this year were a big rebound, but last quarter was a bummer with the emergence of the D...

We move to a cautious outlook on global equities. During September, we are continuing to see risk factors build while equity valuations remain at extraordinarily high levels. While global earnings estimates for 2021 have provided a strong tailwind for markets in 2021, this impetus is ...

Two potential factors fueling the drop in government bond yields. ECB announces changes to monetary policy framework. New PMI survey shows global manufacturing expanding at rapid pace. For further details see: What's Behind The Decline In U.S. Bond Yields?

Chen: surge in car usage up 20-30% above pre-pandemic levels. Airline traffic indicates a pick up in global flights. Europe the next catalyst for global growth. For further details see: What The Latest Alternative Data Says About The Global Economic Recovery