EWA News and Press, iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund From 04/02/19

Milestone This is my 50 th article for Seeking Alpha (my first submission was in July of 2015). What a ride it has been as I went from an unwieldy portfolio of 81 (!) different positions spread across 8 (!!) different strategies with sucker yields galore to my current portfolio with a l...

Asia-Pacific: The Week Ahead (Apr 1-5) Investors in the week ahead will receive updates on Singapore’s economy and manufacturing sector, as the island nation’s growth faces increasingly heavier headwinds from global trade flows and China’s slowdown. Singapore’...

Overview: The Brexit drama continues to command attention. A vote on leaving without an agreement will be held today, and if that fails, there will be a vote tomorrow on an extension. Meanwhile, the first increase in headline US CPI in four months failed to impress, as the year-over-year pac...

Our Financials & Housing analyst Josh Steiner fielded a pair of subscriber questions on how best to take advantage of the Australian housing bubble. “It’s pretty obvious the Australian dollar is a short,” Steiner explains. “Ultimately, Australia is goi...

Fresh survey data corroborate the changing stance towards a more cautious approach to policy from Australia's central bank, but also highlight the recent impact of regulatory change. In the Reserve Bank of Australia's February meeting, governor Philip Lowe struck more dovish tone, suggested ...

By Rob Waldner, Chief Strategist and Head of Multi-Sector on Mar 8, 2019, in Fixed Income Invesco Fixed Income shares its views on rates around the world. US: Underweight Global interest rates are close to their recent lows, despite our view that growth risks are fading. In add...

The mainstream hasn’t talked much about the serious trouble in the ‘Lucky Country’ - aka Australia. But I’ve had my eye on it for a while now... And after the recent slowdown of China’s growth estimates, I think this is a good time to bring it to yo...

Australia reported lower than expected growth last year as it battled a steep housing downturn, lackluster consumer spending and trade challenges with slower growth in China. More news on: iShares MSCI Australia ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust ETF, Aberdeen Australia ...

Outlook 2019 continues its V-shaped recovery from the painful end to 2018. U.S. markets had another especially good month, leading to much head-scratching about how far the divergence can go. Further, volatility has been eerily low the past few weeks, and I think the market is in a stran...

The important events take place in the second half of the week ahead: the ECB meeting and the US employment report. A dovish hold by the ECB is the most likely outcome. US jobs growth is bound to slow from the heady 304k gain in January, but there won't be anything in it that lends credence ...