EWA News and Press, iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund From 01/14/21

EWA has seen some sharp gains over the past few months. This bullish momentum is certainly a positive attribute. However, Australia's economy is still grappling with the Covid-19 outbreak, and escalating tensions with China, the country's largest trading partner, could derail recent p...

The US is supposed to be entering the peak of the holiday COVID surge, but it could get much worse now that more states have found the highly contagious UK virus variant. China inflation expected to move back above 0.0%, mostly due to increasing commodity prices. Japan Machinery O...

Global stocks rose during 2020, fueled by massive monetary policy efforts from central banks and fiscal policy support aimed at preventing a total economic collapse under the coronavirus pandemic. For most of the year, growth stocks outperformed value by a wide margin. A broadenin...

EWA is a well-rounded ETF with solid risk-adjusted return metrics. The domestic macro situation has improved and various leading indicators suggest this may continue. The curb on dividend outflows for Australian banks have been lifted and the quantum of deferred loans have reduced...

A strengthening Euro currency vs. the Dollar is upgrading the potential upside of European equities, especially owned by U.S. investors. The blue-chip STOXX 50 Index is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S. The SPDR ETF on this index looks like a sound play on bo...

China-Australia trade tensions have escalated significantly during 2020, and IHS Markit's PMI data show Australia's exports slumping. With Australia exporting around one-third of its total exports to mainland China, there is a high degree of vulnerability to disruptions in bilateral t...

Fifteen countries that make up nearly a third of the world's population and gross domestic product have formed the world's largest trading bloc.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed by China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10 ASEAN member cou...

Global business cycles are closely interconnected. Global business cycles are closely synchronized. Global equity markets respond accordingly. For further details see: Investing In Foreign Markets Sounds Exciting - But Isn't Always

Flash Australia PMI signals faster output growth in October as COVID-19 containment measures loosen. Resurgent service sector leads the upturn as manufacturing expansion slows. Business confidence improves to strongest for just over two years. Subdued demand remains key concer...

Australia has officially entered a recession, but that could spur further deregulation and recovery efforts, helping stocks. The banking sector got a boost from a recent announcement of lending regulations. While it may pose longer-term problems, this is a short-term win, in my view. ...