EZU News and Press, iShares MSCI EMU ETF From 04/24/19

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Overview Financial centers that have been closed for the extended holiday have re-opened, but the news stream is light and market participants are digesting developments and positioning for this week's central bank meetings and the first look at Q1 US GDP. The US decision to end exemptions t...

By Patrick Barbe, Head of European Fixed Income Today’s CIO Weekly Perspectives comes from guest contributor Patrick Barbe . The eurozone has for some time faced a lot of economic, regulatory and political uncertainties and challenges. The European Central Bank has done muc...

The divergence thesis that drives our constructive outlook for the dollar received more support last week than we expected. A few hours after investors learned that Japan's flash PMI remained below the 50 boom/bust level, Europe reported disappointing PMI data as well. And a few hours after ...

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Overview Many financial centers are closed today. These include Australia, India, most European markets, and the US. In Asia, equity markets that were open moved higher. The Nikkei, which gapped higher on Monday, rose 0.5% today for a 1.5% gain on the week. China's Shanghai Composite rose 0....

Overview: A bout of profit-taking in equities began in the US yesterday and has carried through Asia and Europe today. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell for the first time in five days, while the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is snapping a six-day advance. The Nikkei gapped higher to start the week and...

Germany's ZEW survey became the latest to pick up a pick up in sentiment. This particular appraisal had been one of the first early on last year to suggest a beginning slide toward downturn. In its latest reading for forward expectations, the index registered +3.1 this week. It was both the hi...

Overview: The veracity of Chinese data will be questioned by economists, but today's upbeat reports round out a picture that began with stronger exports and a surge in lending. Chinese officials, we argue, had a "Draghi moment" and decided to do "whatever it takes" to strengthen the economy ...

(Original Photo: Eastwings , caption by Author) With surprising objectivity and clarity, the IMF has politely suggested that the Eurozone may wish to prepare to deal with the next economic slowdown. This classic understatement belies the fact that this slowdown has already been gestating ...