EIDO News and Press, iShares MSCI Indonesia From 05/18/22

As we entered 2022, many emerging markets were already hurting due to higher commodity prices and rising interest rates; then a war in eastern Europe sent shock waves through the markets. The conflict in Ukraine likely bodes poorly for Eastern Europe more broadly, expanding beyond Rus...

EM debt currently offers value to investors with a medium- to long-term horizon and a willingness to tolerate a period of higher volatility. EM sovereign high-yield spreads are particularly compelling, especially relative to U.S. high-yield debt. Longer term, we believe the outloo...

The sanctions imposed on the Russian government and companies, along with countermeasures by Russian authorities, have caused further disruption to commodity markets and contributed to rising prices. Sanctions against Russia, along with countermeasures by Russian authorities and self-...

EIDO's portfolio is not prone to sizeable churn and is dominated by banks. Macroeconomic conditions in Indonesia look encouraging. EIDO’s valuations are in line with the average of other Southeast Asian ETFs, whilst the risk-reward on the charts feels fair. For furthe...

The skyrocketing price of nickel has implications for a variety of industries and countries. The US is heavily reliant on Nickel imports. Russia's leadership in global nickel mining largely explains the recent price spike, but many countries are poised to benefit from the price ap...

Despite a broad increase in COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region, manufacturing conditions remained resilient in February, with the ASEAN manufacturing PMI little changed from the strong reading in January. Manufacturing conditions in the ASEAN region remained resilient in February...

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 2.5% in US-dollar terms last year. In contrast, the MSCI World Index gained 18.5%, helped by strong US returns. China’s 2021 woes stemmed from a combination of shrinking credit availability, acute debt in the property sector and restrictive ...

Helped by stronger auto sales, the first increase in six months, US retail sales likely turned in another solid showing of around 0.8%, the average pace in August and September. In October, both the Empire State and the Philadelphia results were weaker than expected. However, Kansas C...

The ASEAN region has shown a strong rebound in manufacturing output during October. As a result of the severe negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread lockdowns and travel bans, many ASEAN economies were in deep recession during 2020. The rebound in industrial produ...

Why we believe China’s strategic reorientation changes the case for investment rather than removing it, and also highlights the growing diversity of opportunity in the rest of Asia. As China moves further up the value chain, policy is shifting from encouraging consumption and i...