EWA News and Press, iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund From 06/28/23

2023-06-28 16:47:00 ET Summary Investors are faced with high uncertainty about the future of a global economy that lost momentum in June following sizable gains in May. Government and central bank actions to stimulate the Chinese economy are not likely to have a significant impact...

2023-06-28 01:20:00 ET Summary Central banks in the developed world have raised interest rates higher and faster than at any time in recent memory. But until labor markets start to slow, policymakers are unlikely to take their feet off the brakes. That may mean more rate hikes...

2023-06-27 03:01:00 ET Summary The pace at which APAC economies reopened their borders has varied significantly, although most had reopened for international tourist travel by late 2022. As COVID-19 border restrictions were gradually relaxed in Thailand and also in many of Thailan...

2023-06-27 01:30:00 ET Summary The effect of central bank monetary policy tightening has taken a noticeable toll on developed country housing markets. Falling prices weren't sufficient to boost sales transaction volume in all regions. The prices for residential housing are ult...

2023-06-23 21:15:00 ET Summary Europe appears at great risk for a recession as traders bet on aggressive rate rises by all the European central banks. The Fed is still expected to be nearing the end of their respective rate hiking campaign. If inflation comes down as expected,...

2023-06-20 09:45:00 ET Summary Sticky inflation is leading major central banks to keep policy tight. We prefer emerging market debt as policy loosens and like short-dated bonds for income. Developed market short-term bond yields jumped after central banks signaled more rate hikes ...

2023-06-17 12:20:00 ET Summary Major developed market central banks around the globe are almost unanimously indicating rate cuts won’t happen until next year. The stark contrast with market expectations that global monetary loosening would begin before year-end likely means...

2023-06-16 21:50:00 ET Summary Housing data is expected to stabilize, but if we see strong demand for mortgages, that could unnerve the Fed. The CBRT will announce its latest interest rate decision next week and frankly, no one knows what’s going to happen. The latest B...

2023-06-15 06:00:00 ET Summary Australia's economy is slowing, though not enough to quell inflation fears. Inflation is falling, though the pace of decline has been erratic and the labour market remains robust. The Reserve Bank of Australia has been hiking rates though is stru...

2023-06-13 12:10:00 ET Summary Last week was a momentous one, as the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada both decided to hike rates after enacting conditional pauses. These hikes were important because central banks’ policy decisions can prove infectious, convi...