EIDO News and Press, iShares MSCI Indonesia From 04/07/21

Strong global manufacturing production reported in March, but growth stymied by supply constraints. Rising backlogs of work hint at further robust expansion in second quarter. But inflation concerns are fanned by record rise in factory gate prices. For further details see: ...

Central bank manipulation of asset prices has swamped fundamentals. Asia-Pacific is one place to look for value, because the world is shifting from the concept of nation-state to the concept of civilization. Mutually assured destruction is the most stable game theory structure tha...

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

The Asia-Pacific region went into this crisis first and many of its economies are emerging from it first as well. This is largely driven by stronger-than-expected performance among advanced economies in the region, as well as some large emerging market economies such as China, India, ...

As we enter 2021, the macroeconomic backdrop for emerging markets is extremely promising. We believe the key long-term trend driving emerging markets is their transition from export-led growth to reliance on buoyant domestic demand. We see significant opportunities with global gro...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority pegs the HKD to the USD at a range of 7.75-7.85. A rise in US yields threatens to disrupt this rigid currency peg. Hong Kong yields/rates would have to also rise as the HKMA buys HKD (reducing local HKD liquidity) and to prevent carry trade outflow...

Swelling twin deficits (Budget and Trade) underpin a likely secular decline in the U.S. dollar. Citigroup recently cited a potential 20% fall in the dollar based on vaccine penetration. China represents 44% of VWO, while contributing 19% to global GDP. In contrast, emerging markets ex...

The Indonesian economy, the largest in Southeast Asia, looks overall robust. The country weathered the 2020 global economic storm relatively unscathed since its real GDP slid by only 1.5%. While 2020 was sluggish, 2021 is anticipated to be a year of rampant growth, with real GDP going...

The near-term outlook for EM inflation is mostly benign, but regulated prices, minimum wage increases, and higher commodity prices point to upside risks. The latest inflation releases across Emerging Markets ((EM)) [Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia] were in line with the predomina...