FEM News and Press, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund From 03/25/21

Upgrades to consensus EPS forecasts have continued apace, further cementing expectations for a V-shaped global growth recovery this year and next. FTSE World estimates for this year have been raised significantly over the past three months (from 15% to 28%), bolstered by upgrades for ...

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX ETF (FEM) declares $0.0305/share quarterly dividend.Forward yield 0.48%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 26; ex-div March 25.See FEM Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: First Trust Emergi...

We believe the Brazilian bond market has overpriced policy tightening over the next 12 to 18 months. Real rates will likely remain quite low for some time given the protracted post-COVID recovery and available spare capacity in the economy. While Brazil is among the first major EM...

After years of artificially low interest rates and inflation, it's understandable that some investors are disoriented by the current headlines-and worried about what to do next. Before this year, inflation and rising rates were a distant memory for many investors, if not entirely unfa...

More than 60% of global carbon emissions come from emerging-market countries, and the World Bank estimates that climate change could push between 68 million and 132 million people into poverty by 2030. The surge in issuance of ESG-related bonds is a win for both issuers and investors ...

It's been more than a year since the initial outbreak of COVID-19, but the global pandemic continues to challenge economies and their health care systems. Ongoing technological transformation and innovation in emerging markets, which accelerated as a result of COVID-19, have translate...

In reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak last March, emerging markets (EMs) initially sold off more sharply than developed markets (DMs), but saw a stronger recovery owed to higher commodity prices and robust demand from China. Continued performance in EMs is likely to be driven by a weak...

For US Treasury investors, the starting place for inflation today is tough-there's not enough inflation-adjusted yield to cushion the pain. Treasury inflation-protected securities and similar inflation-linked bonds globally will outperform comparable-maturity Treasury bonds if inflati...

10-year U.S. Treasury yield. Where is it headed? Will high-flying tech and momentum stocks fly high again? Is this a short-lived sector rotation from tech into value? For further details see: The Great Tech Rotation. Will High-Flying Tech Fly High Again?

While we are favorable on the overall outlook for emerging markets (EMs), there is a wide disparity in the pace and stage of their recoveries from economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While some EMs are still heavily dependent on commodities and exports, technology ha...