EMLC News and Press, VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond From 04/11/24

2024-04-11 08:05:00 ET Summary The market appears to be catching its proverbial breath today, but the shallow consolidation suggests the moves are not over. The dollar has reached nearly JPY153.30, and although Japanese officials cautioned about the FX moves, intervention while Pr...

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 ...

2024-04-10 07:00:00 ET Summary Given the backup of US rates and the stronger-than-expected jobs growth, the greenback's performance has been unimpressive. The Hang Seng (1.85%) and the mainland companies that trade there (2.06%) led the region. Benchmark 10-year yields are mos...

2024-04-04 11:00:00 ET Summary What is clear is that a number of broad-brush commodity funds are rebounding in 2024 after a down year for the asset class in 2023. In contrast with market-cap-weighted index funds for stocks, a much deeper dive is required for understanding and choo...

2024-04-03 06:50:00 ET Summary The adjustment to US interest rates continues and this helps underpin the US dollar. The dollar is firmer against all the G10 currencies today, while emerging market currencies are mixed. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Taiwan shuttered fa...

2024-04-02 14:15:00 ET Summary Yields have surged across fixed income in the new regime. In Q2, we stay nimble and selective, preferring short-term sovereign bonds and high yield credit. The S&P 500 jumped 10% in Q1 even as bond yields rose on markets pricing out rate cuts. In...

2024-04-02 10:30:00 ET Summary The long-run performance estimate for the Global Market Index ticked up again in March vs. the previous month. Today’s revised forecast (based on three models defined below) indicates a 6.9% annualized return for the unmanaged benchmark, which...

2024-04-01 10:25:00 ET Summary The rally in global assets broadened in March, lifting nearly every slice of the major asset classes. The downside outlier: bonds in emerging markets. Otherwise, last month delivered a clean sweep of gains, based on a set of ETFs. Commodities and...

2024-03-30 09:30:00 ET Summary The macroeconomic and geopolitical developments have not changed substantially over the past month. For all practical purposes, the eurozone and UK economies are stagnant, but the respective central banks also do not appear in any hurry to begin easi...

2024-03-28 07:44:00 ET Summary Comments by Fed Governor Waller, urging patience on rates and wanting more evidence that price pressures are moderating, has helped the greenback extend its recent gains. Japanese officials are clearly signaling its willingness to intervene in the fo...