EWM News and Press, iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund From 07/20/22

This research highlight summarizes the key impact papers and provides an overview the market signposts in Q2. Mainland China will continue to tighten its efficiency control over the energy-intensive industries as part of the key efforts to achieve carbon pledges. An unprecedented ...

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...

Looking to boost its economic profile in Asia and create another counter-balance to China, President Biden has unveiled a new U.S. strategy called the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Joining the deal are a dozen initial partners, including Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia...

EM debt currently offers value to investors with a medium- to long-term horizon and a willingness to tolerate a period of higher volatility. EM sovereign high-yield spreads are particularly compelling, especially relative to U.S. high-yield debt. Longer term, we believe the outloo...

EIDO's portfolio is not prone to sizeable churn and is dominated by banks. Macroeconomic conditions in Indonesia look encouraging. EIDO’s valuations are in line with the average of other Southeast Asian ETFs, whilst the risk-reward on the charts feels fair. For furthe...

Despite a broad increase in COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region, manufacturing conditions remained resilient in February, with the ASEAN manufacturing PMI little changed from the strong reading in January. Manufacturing conditions in the ASEAN region remained resilient in February...

EWM invests in Malaysian stocks, which have maintained a bearish trend for over a year now. From a cyclical standpoint, including EWM's key sector exposures, EWM does not look well positioned. Additionally, EWM is possibly still overvalued, based on a fair assessment of the fund's...

The ASEAN region has shown a strong rebound in manufacturing output during October. As a result of the severe negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread lockdowns and travel bans, many ASEAN economies were in deep recession during 2020. The rebound in industrial produ...

Within the Asian region, Malaysia recently saw the biggest revision in 2022 GDP forecasts. Domestic and international travel restrictions have been lifted, retail footfalls have picked up, and vaccine penetration has been encouraging. EWM remains susceptible to heightened banking ...

Many Southeast Asian economies have continued to be hammered by escalating new COVID-19 Delta waves during August. The economic recovery that was underway in Southeast Asia during the latter part of 2020 and early 2021 has been increasingly impacted by widespread lockdowns that have d...