EFIX News and Press, First Trust TCW Emerging Markets Debt ETF From 04/22/24

2024-04-22 15:30:00 ET Summary The global economy is now back on a growth trajectory, but there is a potential fiscal crisis to watch for in 2025. US Treasury Credit Default Swaps Show Elevated Deficit Concerns. Global growth should make you rethink your commodity allocation a...

2024-04-18 08:15:00 ET Summary Emerging markets debt performed well in the first quarter of 2024, and we anticipate more of the same in the next quarter. We continue to believe that there are attractive opportunities for investors to increase exposure to long-duration securities t...

2024-04-18 07:45:00 ET Summary Amid all-time highs for gold and sticky inflation, we turn our eye to the concerning fiscal outlook for 2025. At the end of 2023, we suggested that the three major macro factors - monetary policy, government spending and global economic growth - woul...

2024-04-15 08:20:00 ET Summary Investors continue to wait for clear signals as to the timing and extent of interest rate cuts. After last year’s significant progress on prices, inflation remains elevated and slow in its path toward target levels. Although the timing rem...

2024-04-10 12:00:00 ET Summary Owners’ equivalent rent has been noisy over 1Q, however, other leading inflation indicators suggest there’s OER improvement to come in 2Q. This is supportive of a continued downward trend in inflation. Unemployment claims remain low by ...

2024-04-01 05:18:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-03-23 03:00:00 ET Summary In the ever-evolving tapestry of geopolitics and economics, the Asia-Pacific region stands at a pivotal juncture. Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock, discusses the intricacies of high inflation, emerging competing geopolitical b...

2024-03-22 13:15:00 ET Summary The VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was up 0.2% in February, in line with its benchmark. We increased exposure to local currency (due to increases in Brazil and the Philippines) and increased duration (via hard-currency bonds), in line with the mar...

2024-03-18 10:10:00 ET Summary According to data from J.P. Morgan, 2022 was the worst-ever year for outflows from emerging markets debt, and 2022 – 2023 saw the worst back-to-back annual outflows. That is not entirely surprising, given the upward movement in developed marke...

2024-02-21 04:54:00 ET Summary In January, the VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was down 0.84% in January, compared to -1.27% for its benchmark. When and if the Fed starts cutting its policy rate, EM bonds should perform better than most bond categories. Low debt levels in EM...