EWY News and Press, iShares Inc MSCI South Korea From 10/01/19

Overview The US dollar is rising against nearly every currency today as global growth concerns deepen. Japan's Tankan Survey showed large manufacturers' confidence is at a six-year low. The Reserve Bank of Australia cut 25 bp, as widely expected, and kept the door open for more. The final EM...

Market Intro CNBC: Friday Close Asia ( AAXJ ) performed mixed on Friday, with the KOSPI ( EWY ) having the roughest go of it and Australian stocks ( EWA ) managing a decent up-day. European stocks ( VGK ) enjoyed gains, as the FTSE ( EWU ) led the pack. State-side, the US indices ( S...

Last week, the OECD has cut the growth forecasts for almost every major economy, except for Japan ( EWJ , DXJ ). Back in May, the OECD already trimmed its growth expectations for 2019, but this time around, we also received some significant down revisions for 2020. Overall, the OECD has low...

Easing All Over The Place Last week, the Fed cut rates again, just as the market was "telling" it to do. Doing so, the Fed continues to be part of a growing group of central banks that are cutting rates. Most recently, we saw rate cuts from the following countries: Indonesia ( EIDO ): ...

South Korea is following through with plans to drop Japan from a list of countries receiving fast-track approvals in trade, a reaction to a similar move by Tokyo to downgrade Seoul's trade status. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, iShares MSCI Sout...

ISM Manufacturing PMI < 50 You probably already know that the latest ISM Manufacturing reading has dropped below the 50 threshold, a level which is pointing out at a contraction in economic activity. Furthermore, at just 49.1, the ISM Manufacturing fell to its lowest level since January...

As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Japanese manufacturers must apply for approval for each technology-related contract for South Korean export, such as fluorinated polyimides used for displays. More news on: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, iShares MSCI Japan ETF, iShares MSCI South Korea Ca...

(Source - Sesinando/Pexels ) South Korean equities have had a very difficult past year and a half due primarily to the economic slowdown in Asia. The iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF ( EWY ) is currently trading at $52, far below its high of $79 set last January. In my opinion, South K...

(Source: Pexels ) Valuation measurements like P/E and EV/EBITDA are well-known and popular signals of future equity performance. As a general rule, equities with lower valuations are expected to outperform those with higher valuations, though with more potential downside risk. This article ...

By Xav Feng Three Asia-Pacific central banks, including New Zealand, Thailand and India, dropped a shocking bomb in the global market by cutting their interest rates aggressively on the same day. By the means of responding to a worsening global economy, the central banks of New Zealand, ...