EWY News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI South Korea From 08/02/23

2023-08-02 06:45:00 ET Summary Late yesterday, on the eve of the quarterly refunding announcement, Fitch cut the US rating to AA+ from AAA, citing project fiscal deterioration over the next few years and "the erosion of governance". The dollar has retraced yesterday's gains agains...

2023-07-29 10:03:00 ET Summary APAC merchandise exports have declined significantly in the first half of 2023, due to weak demand in the US and Western Europe and sluggish economic recovery in mainland China. The latest evidence from S&P Global Purchasing Managers surveys for ...

2023-07-22 03:35:00 ET Summary Allocation and stock selection in Brazil and Georgia lead to fund outperformance in Q2 2023. The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund slightly outperformed the MSCI EM IMI Index on the QTD basis ending June 30, 2023 (+2.24% for Fund vs +1.62% for Index). ...

2023-07-13 06:21:55 ET Summary The Korea Fund is a good vehicle for gaining exposure to South Korea's stock market, especially in July when the discount is near a historical low. Despite underperforming the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, KF can outperform during bull markets, havin...

2023-07-12 21:25:00 ET Summary Emerging markets have been adopting new technologies, which solve existing challenges, raise productivity and reflect changing consumption patterns. During the first half of 2023, 72% of the gains and six out of the 10 largest contributors to the gai...

2023-07-12 07:33:00 ET Summary We believe that Korea’s economy bottomed out in the fourth quarter of last year. However, the recovery will be quite shallow going forward, so GDP growth will remain below potential levels. We forecast the Bank of Korea (BoK) will make its...

2023-07-03 04:23:00 ET Summary After taking a well-deserved rest for a few days, the so-called AI Rally is back on track. After the minor pullback, June is up by 6.5%. The best performer last week was the EQM Blockchain Index, which is designed to measure the performance of gl...

2023-06-29 05:08:31 ET Morgan Stanley is making some moves in its model for income-focused investors. It is adding two new positions with Rio Tinto ( NYSE: RIO ) and Smith & Nephew ( SNN ), swapping out Amgen ( AMGN ) and the iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF ( EWH ). ...

2023-06-28 16:47:00 ET Summary Investors are faced with high uncertainty about the future of a global economy that lost momentum in June following sizable gains in May. Government and central bank actions to stimulate the Chinese economy are not likely to have a significant impact...

2023-06-25 23:19:49 ET Summary EWY is a value-weighted Korean ETF that is heavily exposed to semiconductors. In addition to fundamental risks in those markets, there are also mounting geopolitical risks that concern Korea as a central player. While priced in accordance with a ...