EWA News and Press, iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund From 10/17/19

By Robert Carnell, Chief Economist Head of Research, Asia-Pacific , Francesco Pesole, FX Strategist and Petr Krpata, Chief EMEA FX and IR Strategist Speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia may embark on quantitative easing is growing, although we see no crisis to war...

(Source - Pexels/Tom Fisk ) The much anticipated U.S.-China trade talks are now over. Thank goodness, because I for one am getting a bit tired of hearing the word "deal" on financial media and want to discuss the greater issues. Still, fully assessing deals like this are important in unders...

Market Intro CNBC: Monday Asian Close Asian markets ( AAXJ , EWJ , EWA , EWU , FXI ) were a mixed bag as the Sino-American trade discussions reopen this upcoming week. European stocks ( VGK , EWU , EWG ) traded higher on Monday by about .3%. VIX of EEM The [[EEM]] VIX shot ...

Nobel Laureate F.A. von Hayek Source Ludwig von Mises, von Hayek's Mentor a nd Founder of the "Austrian School of Economics" Source Introduction China is an enigma. Who else can build a modern city in the desert (which no one needed) for one million people, at a cost o...

Musings September was full of mixed signals. On one hand, the S&P 500 retested its all-time high (and I had a killer +4.5% month). On the other hand, the wall of worry for this long economic expansion has never seemed more daunting (trade wars, impeachment, earnings recession, etc). ...

Overview The US dollar is rising against nearly every currency today as global growth concerns deepen. Japan's Tankan Survey showed large manufacturers' confidence is at a six-year low. The Reserve Bank of Australia cut 25 bp, as widely expected, and kept the door open for more. The final EM...

By Robert Carnell , Chief Economist Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Despite the many arguments for not easing, the RBA has cut rates again by 25bp, taking the official policy rate down to 0.75%. A cut in line with consensus Although this cut was in line with the consensus view, there...

An Australian Home Auction (Source - Sourceable/Homesales ) Many economists often tout Australia to be an idyllic economy where proper monetary and fiscal management has led to an incredible 27-year streak of no recessions. While that track record is certainly great, it is largely due to th...

Market Intro CNBC: Friday Close Asia ( AAXJ ) performed mixed on Friday, with the KOSPI ( EWY ) having the roughest go of it and Australian stocks ( EWA ) managing a decent up-day. European stocks ( VGK ) enjoyed gains, as the FTSE ( EWU ) led the pack. State-side, the US indices ( S...

Easing All Over The Place Last week, the Fed cut rates again, just as the market was "telling" it to do. Doing so, the Fed continues to be part of a growing group of central banks that are cutting rates. Most recently, we saw rate cuts from the following countries: Indonesia ( EIDO ): ...