EPOL News and Press, iShares Trust MSCI Poland From 06/22/21

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) - $0.0613.30-Day SEC Yield of -0.13% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares MSCI Poland ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.0613

Emerging markets are still expected to lead the global economic recovery, with forecasted 2021 GDP growth of 6.7% vs. 6.4% for the United States. EM equities rose in May and outpaced developed market stocks. We believe that EMs will continue to show resilience with many countries ...

While recovery in economic growth could remain muted this year in many markets, we expect more normalization in 2022. EM equities rebounded in April but trailed their DM counterparts. Emerging Asian equities rose in April. Among the top regional markets were Taiwan, South Korea an...

The value-investing concept remains on the defensive, although some variations of the strategy are showing hints of a revival in recent months after an extended drought. Skeptics remain unconvinced, but in some corners there's fresh hope for a revival for strategies favoring assets th...

EPOL’s earnings potential could be impacted by issues related to Polish banks which account for the dominant weight in this ETF, by far. Compared to some of the other European-focused ETFs, EPOL does not appear to be the best choice, although it does have a few useful qualities...

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. ...

Things aren’t getting better globally in terms of controlling the virus. Recent economic data has shown signs of the damage being wrought by the rise in COVID-19 infections. I expect markets to continue to move in expectations of a robust recovery later in 2021 when vaccine...

During the fourth quarter, our base case for emerging markets (EM) was the following: we saw favorable economics, questionable politics, and an exciting digital disruption theme that swept across emerging markets countries around the world. Emerging markets have traditionally underper...

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...