EIDO News and Press, iShares MSCI Indonesia From 02/16/23

Summary The COP27 presented a number of challenges that nations will face in the coming years. At present, “pure” green activities represent a very small portion of global GDP and an even smaller portion of emerging market economies. Investing directly in transition or...

Summary Aswath Damodaran is an investing and finance authority on markets & valuation, among many other things. In a 2022 interview, he provided a masterclass in inflation, some lessons in history, and potential ways to protect your portfolio this time around. In a previous piec...

Summary In the past, one of the biggest attractions of EM equities was a stronger macroeconomic growth backdrop than that of developed countries. We’re also seeing signals of declining inflation across various EM countries, including India and Brazil. Investors are understand...

Summary In an economic downturn, higher-growth EM stocks that have derated and have strong and stable earnings could outperform, in our opinion. In China, we are cautiously positive on possible policy changes ahead and early signs of a roadmap out of zero-COVID. In India, we are con...

Summary We are optimistic that emerging markets, in particular Chinese equities, can post positive returns in 2023. Consensus expectations point to two further increases in the US federal funds rate in 2023. As the investment environment evolves, an important feature that we seek in...

Summary We expect COVID-19 to continue its transition to a global endemic and the status quo to prevail in Russia's war in Ukraine, with no material implications for the global economy. Mild recessions are forecast in the United States and Europe, but resilience in Asia Pacific will pre...

Summary The upsides to falling demand and spare capacity were fewer supply constraints and a further marked moderation of price pressures. While Japan's factory output downturn likewise moderated slightly, it remained among the sharpest witnessed over the past decade. Future output ...

Summary ASEAN manufacturers continued to experience a slowdown at the end of 2022, with December's PMI data indicating the softest output expansion in 15 months. One unsurprising development with the slowing of demand for manufactured goods had been the abating of price pressures, which...

Summary The adaptation and loss-and-damage topics cut straight to the scale and on-the-ground reality of climate-change impacts and the expense of addressing them. A draft of the US government’s Fifth Annual Climate Assessment found that the US, historically the biggest polluter,...

Summary Against the challenging environment and increasingly dimming economy globally in 2022, Southeast Asian countries represent a rare part of the world that have delivered impressive resilience. The heavier exposure to value-driven sectors also leads the FTSE ASEAN Index to deliver ...