EZA News and Press, iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund From 05/20/23

2023-05-20 02:05:00 ET Summary Wall Street will remain focused on debt ceiling drama, a plethora of Fed speak, flash PMIs, and bank stress. Wednesday is the main event as the Minutes could provide some hints that some policymakers are ready to pause tightening. Next week is bi...

2023-05-15 07:05:01 ET Summary EZA invests in South African stocks. The fund seems to offer a very compelling return profile, even adjusted for historical realized volatility. However, local risks remain, and investor sentiment is not yet supporting the fund. I think EZA i...

2023-05-13 00:44:00 ET Summary Wall Street will remain focused on debt ceiling drama, a plethora of Fed speak, retail earnings, and bank stress. This week contains nine Fed appearances, with the highlights coming from Bostic on Monday, Goolsbee on Tuesday, while Fed Chair Powell p...

2023-05-11 00:00:00 ET Summary South African companies struggled with multiple headwinds at the start of the second quarter, load shedding in particular. A renewed rise in new business thus largely translated into a pile-up in backlogs of work that was the sharpest since last Augu...

2023-05-06 01:15:00 ET Summary The US labor market is showing signs of resilience, but now the focus shifts back to inflation, with a close eye staying on the banking space. President Biden will meet with four top congressional leaders on May 9th to discuss the budget which will d...

2023-04-29 00:05:00 ET Summary This week will be extremely busy as we have an FOMC decision, the nonfarm payroll report, peak earnings season, all while Wall Street keeps an eye on the banking industry to see if any new stresses arise. The ECB is under less pressure to pause its t...

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...

2023-04-25 01:40:00 ET Summary The economic data in the week ahead should solidify rate hike expectations for the May 3rd FOMC meeting, but it could also raise the bar for further tightening for the June 14th meeting. HICP data from Germany, France, and Spain will provide firm ins...

2023-04-15 00:35:00 ET Summary In addition to a plethora of Fedspeak, investors will closely pay attention to the Fed’s Beige Book. On Friday, the April flash PMI readings for the eurozone will be watched closely as they reflect some of the banking turmoil that has hit the ...

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 ...