EWT News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Taiwan From 02/17/23

Summary The latest round of economic data (retail sales, CPI, PPI, jobless claims) are all signaling more Fed rate hikes are coming. A quiet week for the UK with the early part bringing PMIs from the services and manufacturing sectors and the latter BoE appearances. This week’...

Summary Stocks have posted solid gains since they started to recover from last year’s painful crash. Policy trends that drive currency moves and macroeconomic growth differ around the world. Disciplined stock selection can help investors achieve effective global diversificati...

Summary Loosening Big Tech's labor stronghold may help level the global playing field. We believe many of our international holdings will be able to capitalize on dislocated labor markets. International investing offers the opportunity to access markets with technology innovators wh...

Summary Taiwan's export-driven economy has been hit by slumping exports, resulting in GDP contracting by 0.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. Strong exports had been a key driver of Taiwan's rapid economic growth during 2021 and the first half of 2022. Taiwan's electroni...

Summary While global green bond markets saw a notable slowdown - particularly in Europe and the United States because of rising interest rate and geopolitical conflicts, China’s onshore green bond market sustained its momentum in 2022. Despite reaching the $2 trillion milestone i...

Summary America and the world keep dodging recessions, like they did last year. The IMF just raised its 2023 global growth rate projection to 2.9% (from 2.7% last October), and they raised their U.S. GDP projection from +1.0% to +1.4% now. A 1.4% growth rate is not very exciting, but it...

Summary Inflation is in fact receding, for the same basket of reasons it went up - not math, but markets. Specifically, the market of money (interest rates), the market of goods (supply chains), and the market of labor (employment). Plus, an unexpected chaser: the disruptive potential o...

Summary Since the FOMC meeting, the US dollar has enjoyed one of the strongest bounces since it topped out in late September/early October. Market positioning was part of the pre-conditions that led to the surge. Ironically, good news on the economic performances may weigh on stocks and...

Summary For global equity investors, what’s important is to identify broad trajectories of growth and inflation rates, and then to forecast turning points, or changes in those trajectories. Olga Bitel, Global Equity Strategist, and Hugo Scott‐Gall, portfolio manager and co...

Summary The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week. Investors will pay close attention to Fed speak after the January inflation report. In the EU, central bank speak as ever remains key with President Lagarde on Wednesday the standout. GDP figures...