EWY News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI South Korea From 06/08/23

2023-06-08 05:10:00 ET Summary With stocks struggling to break out of their range, rates climbing, and valuations stretched, investors are rightly asking whether it’s time to sell. The calendar only adds to these concerns. But while there is some truth to the adage "Sell in...

2023-05-31 12:35:00 ET Summary After a strong sales performance for washing machines, dishwashers, ovens and more during the pandemic era, the major home appliance manufacturers have faced a tough 12-month period of slowing sales. Manufacturers are looking to cut costs by simplify...

2023-05-24 22:46:00 ET Summary The Korean property market plunged sharply last year, and mortgage rates had not even reached their peak. The market seems to have stabilised recently, but we expect the downturn to continue throughout the year, especially in the non-Seoul area. ...

2023-05-06 09:39:00 ET Summary The earnings season in emerging markets is underway. Flat headline earnings growth in 2023 masks significant divergence across individual markets. The Chilean government is issuing new rules on lithium mining in the country. While inflationary wo...

2023-05-03 05:30:00 ET Summary Price pressures in the electronics sector are coming down, notably for consumer electronics. New orders continue to fall at a steeper rate than production. With input cost pressures easing amid improving supply chains and falling demand, selling ...

2023-05-03 03:45:00 ET Summary The South Korean economy returned to positive economic growth in the first quarter of 2023, albeit at a modest pace of 0.3% quarter-on-quarter. This followed a contraction in GDP of 0.4% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) in the fourth quarter of 2022. Sou...

2023-04-28 04:00:00 ET Summary House prices experienced sharp increases in most developed economies during the last decade. Activity has remained fairly resilient in most eurozone housing markets in the face of tightening financial conditions and cooling demand. A housing bubb...

2023-04-16 03:57:56 ET Summary With the Korean macro backdrop finally turning a corner, the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has kicked off the year with a bang. The long EWY trade is not short of fundamental tailwinds from here, including on the exports side due to the Chinese reopen...

2023-04-14 00:00:00 ET Summary Deposits are the main source of funding for EM commercial banks. Some frontier countries still lag in terms of regulatory best practices. The volatility seen in the aftermath of recent events created investment opportunities. There has ...

2023-04-12 01:39:00 ET Summary We believe that beyond China, EMs offer an attractive and differentiated opportunity set - one which drove our launch of our EM ex China Growth strategy. Ex China, EMs have much more technology (particularly semiconductor and broad hardware), materia...