EWD News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Sweden From 08/12/22

Sweden's headline inflation for July has slowed for the first time since the beginning of 2022 thanks to a decline in electricity and fuel prices. Specifically, the Riksbank's consumer price index with fixed interest rate soared 8% Y/Y in July vs. +8.2% expected and +8.5% in June, a...

July was the highest revenue generating month of 2022. The US hard to borrow equity market pushes revenues higher. Fixed income continues to see strong demand. Corporate bonds are in for an impressive 2022. Global securities finance revenues totalled $1.215 bln, ...

Sweden is not doing too hot broadly speaking, and slowdowns are evident. Moreover, the Riksbank looks ready to live with economic consequences of a rate hiking regime. EWD has some nice exposures, and the SEK shouldn't be too weak, but it's a minor currency and the broader Swedish...

Sweden's monetary policymakers believe that more interest rate hikes may be required to dull inflationary pressures, according to the minutes from the Riksbank June meeting released Monday. “I am not sure that an interest-rate level of 2% is enough to bring inflation do...

In theory, nuclear capabilities indicate a country is more technologically advanced and less likely to be invaded, which are two advantages many investors appreciate. This year, however, the almost total losses by foreign investors in Russia despite that country's nuclear capabilities...

European ETFs encountered a wave of sellers in the early part of trading Thursday, with European indices like the FTSE 100, German Dax, CAC 40, FTSE MIB and others falling some 2%-3%. The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates by 75 basis points has had a degree of an effect on Euro-b...

The majority of global 10-year benchmark notes hit 3-year yield highs early in May after central banks around the world began to tighten monetary policy. Across Europe, inflation has soared, as the region continues to deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine and supply chain issues ...

EWD is around $543 million portfolio of mostly asset-heavy Swedish companies from the upper- and mid-cap equity echelons. This year, EWD has hit a rough patch, in sharp contrast to its stellar 2021 when it outperformed its Nordic peers EDEN and NORW. Surprisingly, strong inflation...

European exchange traded funds showed strength in intraday trading on Tuesday as Ukrainian officials and Russian negotiators have promising peace talks together in Istanbul. The positive dialog has sent the FTSE 100, German Dax, CAC 40, FTSE MIB, IBEX, and other European benchmark indices wel...

Structurally, there's a lot to admire about Sweden. The Swedish central bank may have to abandon its dovish policy ahead of schedule and this could aid the Krone which looks relatively oversold. Russia and Ukraine account for less than 2% of Swedish imports and exports. EWD ha...