EWT News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI Taiwan From 08/08/22

Elevated inflation, slowing global economic growth expectations, and reduced central bank liquidity remain the key economic considerations. The policy interest rate divergence between the U.S. and Europe is likely to increase amid heightened recession risk in Europe. We expect mar...

As US dollar strength continued and inflation expectations softened, the gold price fell, gold ETFs lost 81t (US$4.5bn), and speculative positions in gold futures turned net short for only the fifth time since 2006. The market reaction to the July Fed meeting may encourage a more sust...

Growing rapidly, multi-faceted, and with green products and services permeating throughout markets, the green economy’s development increasingly resembles that of the tech sector. The green economy is now the equivalent of the fifth largest industrial sector by market value &#x...

China's economy has struggled, but may be turning a corner. Why investors may want to consider Chinese stocks in their long game. Why rising rates in America may be good for Chinese equities. From COVID-19 lockdowns, to supply chain issues, to housing woes, Chi...

Global economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, according to the latest PMI survey data, led by the developed world falling into contraction for the first time in two years. Emerging market growth as a whole consequently remained broadly resilient at one of the fastest rates seen ov...

Inflationary pressures in the worldwide factory sector moderated to the lowest for a year-and-a-half in July, according to the latest JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global. July's PMI surveys showed the average price charged for goods rose world...

Output fell in the United States, Eurozone, UK and Japan, while mainland China saw a reduced rate of expansion and the rest of Asia as a whole likewise mustered only modest growth. The global manufacturing PMI survey's Output Index signaled stalled production in July. The worsenin...

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen greeted U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the presidential office on Wednesday in a high-stakes visit that has enraged Beijing. Pelosi reaffirmed a pledge that the U.S. wouldn't abandon Taiwan, saying solidarity was more important than ever in a "world [th...

The second quarter was dominated by negative market sentiment amid worries over skyrocketing inflation and the risks of a global recession. The broad market selloff over the past few months led almost all markets to finish the second quarter with negative returns in U.S. dollars and l...

Non-performing "bad" loans have climbed to a record high as output growth has fallen. With less disposable income, homebuyers would have an increasingly hard time servicing their debt, creating even more loan delinquencies and putting more pressure on outstanding mortgages. As hou...