EZA News and Press, iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund From 07/12/22

Rising input costs and weaker exchange rates of local currencies are primarily responsible for the rapid price increases in recent months. The spike in global oil prices has increased the demand for refined fuel imports in sub-Saharan Africa given the lack of sufficient local refinery...

Is Sri Lanka the modern day Thailand? While Sri Lanka represents a minimal percentage of an investment portfolio if all in isolation, it matters quite a bit for what may lie ahead. Bond problems are stock problems. Emerging market contagions are developed market problems. ...

A shortened trading week on Wall Street will have traders focusing on the FOMC minutes, a few Fed speakers, and the June nonfarm payroll report. I don’t think there’s any such thing as a quiet week for Europe at the moment but next week is probably as close as it gets. ...

KARO is overlooked by the market and undervalued. Growth is strong and shows no signs of slowing. Trading volume is keeping institutions from opening positions. Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) is an under-covered telematics provider operating mainly in South Africa and to a lesser-...

Recessions have gone from being a potential consequence of high inflation and rapid monetary tightening to an increasingly likely scenario. A wrath of economic indicators are expected to confirm the trend of weakening business activity. The gas stand-off with Russia isn’t e...

The vast and—in many areas, remote—Southwest African Coastal Basin has drawn global exploration companies to its offshore waters for decades. Like a large majority of African countries, Namibia currently is a net fuel importer. Namibia will be looking to become a new glo...

This past week felt like a big moment for central banks, collectively, as well as financial markets more broadly. There are still those like the BoE that still believe that slow and steady will win the race, or the BoJ that doesn’t actually have an inflation problem, but rather...

It’s been a slow start to the month in financial markets but the ECB rate decision on Thursday finally got things moving and the US inflation data on Friday kept it going into the weekend. The Fed rate decision on Wednesday is naturally the highlight, as traders look for furthe...

A strong nonfarm payroll report means that the Fed won’t be pausing their interest rate hiking campaign anytime soon. The May employment report was impressive, but it will likely be the last strong one we will see in a while. The upcoming week is filled with important centr...

EZA has outperformed other pockets of global equities this year. EZA’s valuations are still cheap, but its high-beta qualities make it something of a risky bet in the current environment. The macro-outlook of South Africa appears to be mixed. For further details see: ...