EWL News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Switzerland From 01/20/21

Things aren’t getting better globally in terms of controlling the virus. Recent economic data has shown signs of the damage being wrought by the rise in COVID-19 infections. I expect markets to continue to move in expectations of a robust recovery later in 2021 when vaccine...

How far should governments go to limit social interactions during a pandemic? Are lockdowns effective in combating COVID-19? These questions are being debated by governments across the globe, but Switzerland's system of direct democracy will take the issue directly to the people.In a referend...

ENZL offers primarily U.S. investors with the opportunity to achieve direct exposure to New Zealand equities. Generally speaking, it is a good idea to diversify internationally as a U.S. investor, to reduce risk, especially in light of a potential weakening of USD (further) into 2021....

Swiss equities have underperformed U.S. equities historically if we compare EWL with the S&P 500 index, or the SPY tracker. An important reason for this is, in spite of the sophistication of the Swiss economy, that the United States is home to the tech stocks which benefit from sc...

Fitch Ratings affirms Switzerland's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at AAA, the highest level of investment-grade rating.Outlook is stable.The ratings and outlook reflect "a diversified and high value-added economy (GDP per capita 1.3x the 'AAA' median) and very strong govern...

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

Large parts of Europe are locking down again, while other countries are trying to resist the approach.The U.K. has announced a one-month national lockdown starting Thursday - that will ensure workers who are temporarily laid off receive 80% of their pay - joining France, Germany, Ireland, Aus...

The declining trend in eurozone fragmentation risk is meeting resistance. The ECB signals that it will become the first global central bank to adopt "Sustainable Easing" into its monetary policy framework. ECB defined "Sustainable Easing" conflates Global Warming with emergency CO...

After a one directional move since the March bottom, the major indices HAVE started showing some fatigue. The tech heavy indices took the brunt of the bear attack. Is the rebound from the March lows over or is this just a pause that refreshes? We break down the key things we are watching and w...

Introduction Twice a year I conduct a screen of North American indexes, international benchmarks, and a top-to-bottom assessment of the existing watchlist here at Contra the Heard Investment Newsletter . This latest watchlist could not be more different than the one produced in March and ...