EWM News and Press, iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund From 03/20/19

As concerns about recession are off the table, we start to see again the conditions for emerging markets reflate with monetary policy. Slow growth, manageable inflation and central banks not raising rates put Asian emerging markets in a sweet spot. Asia’s total economy is projected to ...

Outlook 2019 continues its V-shaped recovery from the painful end to 2018. U.S. markets had another especially good month, leading to much head-scratching about how far the divergence can go. Further, volatility has been eerily low the past few weeks, and I think the market is in a stran...

New vehicle sales in Malaysia grew 8.7% y/y to 48,450 units during January, according to figures released by the Malaysian Automotive Association ((MAA)) and data compiled by IHS Markit. Of this total, passenger vehicle sales accounted for 44,264 units, up 10.8% y/y, while commercial vehicle (...

Emerging markets ( EEM ) are an interesting bunch. In theory, their relative faster growth in comparison to developed markets could make them a better investment opportunity. At the same time, emerging markets can be quite volatile. Let’s consider, for example, EEM. This ETF is one of, ...

Not so long ago, Malaysia was set to lose years of economic progress. Today, following the re-imposition of economic discipline, the country is almost back on track. A new era dawned in Malaysia in May 2018, when the opposition coalition led by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim secure...

Outlook 2019 officially started with bang! While, technically, the volatility that the market has been experiencing over the past few months is entirely normal, the timing of the latest rally almost perfectly coincided with the turn of the calendar…so it is certainly nice to have ...

The US stock market is not a great long-term bet right now. But thankfully, the very same reasons for being cautious about the United States reveal other equity markets that are compelling investments today. The US stock market is no longer attractive in terms of value and growth Given i...