EWT News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Taiwan From 03/22/22

Markets rallied after intense selling pressures and deep pessimism earlier this month. Last week’s gains were seen most sharply in Emerging Markets. Chinese shares have fallen hard in the last 13 months, returning the country’s stock market in value-play territory. S...

The global economy is facing an incredible amount of uncertainty at the moment which is continuing to drive the volatility we’re seeing in financial markets. Whether it’s uncertainty around inflation, interest rates, commodity prices, Covid or Ukraine, the growth outlook...

Headwinds to economic growth in China are mounting and becoming increasingly difficult to overcome without creating instability. Even if the fallout from Evergrande is limited, China’s transition to a consumption-led economy may be bumpy. Companies with large exposure to Ch...

Developed market central banks have started to raise interest rates, led by the Bank of England. Emerging market fundamentals are better in the current tightening cycle compared to history. In the five previous US rate hiking cycles, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index on average perf...

Russia's war on Ukraine has sharpened the focus on China's close relationship with Russia. China's property sector has been under pressure in recent months. COVID-19 infections in China have increased sharply in March and could continue to rise in the coming days. For furthe...

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, China adopted a loose monetary policy, which, in addition to strict COVID-19 measures. China’s financial policy shifted again with the announcement of front-loading monetary easing measures and a clear mandate to prop up growth in 202...

The economic implications of Russia’s war are potentially large and global. Domestic Chinese spending will be hit, owing to higher petrol and food prices that dampen consumption. Russia and Ukraine account for 14% of global wheat production and 30% of global wheat exports. ...

It’s been another volatile week in financial markets with events in and around Ukraine continuing to dominate. This in turn creates huge uncertainty around the global economic outlook, with soaring commodity prices a massive downside risk for growth and upside risk for inflatio...

Moody's and S&P Global have both downgraded Russia's credit rating. Purchasing power and income and employment will be significantly impacted, and many Russians will suffer serious setbacks to their standards of living. Sanctions might also bring undesirable side effects. ...

The Chinese economy has entered 2022 on a shaky footing despite hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the property market still under stress and COVID-19 restrictions still in place. We are seeing broader signs of stimulus measures coming from fiscal and monetary authorities in Ch...