EWT News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Taiwan From 11/18/21

The Chinese government has taken a stricter stance on some of the large consumer tech names, the education sector and some of the Macau gaming names. Amid this backdrop, we believe there is the potential for further regulatory action toward sectors that are linked to these issues, suc...

Investors should focus on fundamentals rather than trying to predict what Beijing will do next. Investors have been focused on the headwinds, including the potential for additional policy announcements, a slowdown in economic growth and heightened geopolitical concerns. We believe...

EWT is not as cost-efficient as FLTW. Taiwanese equities remain susceptible to ongoing geopolitical tensions. Taiwanese equities look over-extended relative to the emerging market basket whilst valuations are in line. For further details see: IShares MSCI Taiwan Capped E...

October's growth in industrial production, investment and retail sales was very mixed. Sudden electricity outages will probably not re-occur. But questions remain about real estate policies and the unexplained sluggishness of infrastructure investment and the outlook for 2022. ...

During a meeting that lasted more than three hours on Monday night, President Biden and China's Xi Jinping looked to reduce the tensions that have marked the relationship since January, while opening the road for more dialogue. No major resolutions were produced from the meeting, but that was...

We see price pressures to persist in 2022, mostly driven by the unusual restart dynamics. Eventually, we see a higher inflation regime than pre-Covid. U.S. consumer price index (CPI) jumped more than expected in October, bringing annual inflation rate to 6.2%, the highest level in thr...

The clock is ticking down for a high-profile meeting between President Biden and China's Xi Jinping, which will take place in the U.S. tonight and Tuesday morning in Beijing. While the two leaders have spoken twice by phone since Biden took office in January, today's gathering will resemble a...

Helped by stronger auto sales, the first increase in six months, US retail sales likely turned in another solid showing of around 0.8%, the average pace in August and September. In October, both the Empire State and the Philadelphia results were weaker than expected. However, Kansas C...

China is famous for its regulatory whimsy, and “regulation” almost always takes up a big part of the “risks” section in any Chinese company’s IPO when going public in the U.S. or Hong Kong. U.S.-China tensions have also taken their toll with both Bei...

The focus on Wall Street is all about inflation and whether the Fed is making a policy mistake. If there’s one major central bank that’s hoping to catch a break on inflation, the Bank of England is surely it. The week kicks off with a selection of Chinese data releas...