EWD News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Sweden From 08/21/19

(Source: Pexels ) Valuation metrics such as P/E and EV/EBITDA serve as popular guides to projected future equity performance. In general, countries with lower valuations are expected to outperform those with higher valuations but with greater volatility along the way. As I'll show, valuatio...

Almost everything in life is relative, and investing is no exception. Stocks are having a wonderful year, thus far, in 2019, right? Well, yes, but (certain) bonds are having an even better year than stocks: Shares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ( TLT ): +17% SPDR® S&P 500 ETF ( SP...

The Only Way Is (Was)...??? Over three decades ago, the British pop singer Yazz had a semi-hit called " The only way is up ", and part of its lyrics suggest (investors?...) to " Hold on (Hold on) ooh, ooh, aah... The only way is up, baby!". Until early last week, this seems like a ver...

This article is written on June 19th, few hours before the FOMC is going to deliver what the market expects to be a very dovish statement. Today is the 11th FOMC meeting under Chairman Powell. The S&P 500 ( SPY ) ended the day lower in 9 out of the last 10 (90%). For comparison, there ...

This report is published to members of EPB Macro Research each Sunday. The month of May ended with what some are calling "panic buying" in US Treasuries as interest rates dropped as much as 20 basis points on some parts of the yield curve. After President Trump announced a new set ...

The European Central Bank continues to disproportionately inflate the debt bubble of the Eurozone, while the economic slowdown of the main European economies worsens. What was designed as a tool for governments to buy time in order to carry out structural reforms and reduce imbalances, has bec...

Country-specific exchange-traded funds are a great way for investors to take a position on local market equity return factors. While many of the world's largest foreign companies trade on U.S. exchanges as ADRs (American Depository Receipts), country-specific ETFs often provide investors uniqu...

(Source: AZ Quotes , caption and editing by the Author, sagacity by T.S. Eliot) The true state, of what was referred to as "rotten" in the Eurozone, has become clear as elections for the top jobs commence. European Council President Donald Tusk, a Polish native, made it clear that Fra...

Sweden’s stock market has failed to produce significant growth for some time now. Since 2015, we can see that the OMXS30 is up by just over 4%, while that of the S&P 500 is up by almost 47%: (Source: Investing.com) Back in late 2016, Sweden’s Shiller CAPE ratio stood at...

Europe: The Week Ahead (Apr 22-26) Market participants are set to receive a fresh picture of Sweden’s economic health in the week ahead, as global growth concerns have generally dampened consumer and business confidence in the country. While the Swedish labor market has strengthe...