EZA News and Press, iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund From 08/05/23

2023-08-05 08:16:00 ET Summary Everyone will be watching the US inflation report, as the report could help support soft landing hopes and seal the deal for some that the Fed is done raising rates. Fed speak will also include appearances by Bostic and Bowman on Monday. The Augu...

2023-08-04 03:32:00 ET Summary South Africa’s structural issues are well documented and will have a long-term impact on the economic growth potential of the country. Recent market movement of South African assets suggests a bit of optimism may be creeping into investor thin...

2023-07-26 20:25:00 ET Summary Both last year and again this year, emerging market equities have seen modest outperformance relative to developed markets. That has also been the case in July with an average gain of 5.24% for EM countries versus a 2.85% rise for their developed mar...

2023-07-26 15:07:47 ET Summary Although economic trend growth remains of concern, key indicators suggest that South Africa's cyclical outlook has improved, providing the iShares MSCI South Africa ETF with latitude to perform. A current account deficit and a weak South African Rand...

2023-07-24 16:00:28 ET Summary Governmental issues in South Africa have put a heavy toll on the economy, the biggest of which is load shedding. The long-term outlook for the economy seems mixed. In the short term, the yield curve looks good but is likely to invert. There are m...

2023-07-21 21:20:00 ET Summary The Fed is going to raise rates on Wednesday and seems poised to be noncommittal with what they will do in September. Last week, China’s top policymakers announced a slew of broad-based plans to boost consumer spending and support for private ...

2023-07-14 21:14:00 ET Summary On Monday, the US ISM manufacturing report will show activity is slowing down, with the headline reading expected to fall back into contraction territory. The Russian central bank is expected to hike the key rate by 50 basis points on Friday, taking ...

2023-07-07 22:32:00 ET Summary The monthly core reading is expected to rise 0.3%, while the year-over-year reading softens to 5.0%. Better data seems to be appearing everywhere but the UK at the moment and BoE policymakers will be hoping the jobs data brings some overdue good news...

2023-06-30 21:28:00 ET Summary The June US jobs report is expected to show hiring cooled from the 339,000 pace to 200,000 jobs. Turkish CPI is expected to remain close to 40% but with the currency in freefall, the inflation outlook is likely to get worse before it gets sustainably...

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...