FPA News and Press, First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund From 10/26/23

2023-10-26 02:57:00 ET Summary During July and August, we observed higher-than-normal volatility in trading volumes across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives. Credit volumes witnessed some strong highs and lows in the third quarter. Notably, July—a mon...

2023-10-18 08:45:00 ET Summary China’s importance in the global economy has increased dramatically in recent decades, and it has been a particularly crucial driver of trade integration in Asia. De-risking strategies by China and the United States and other OECD countries th...

2023-10-14 03:00:00 ET Summary The region is likely to see faster disinflation, but prospects for growth in coming years are dimming. Strong consumer spending has supported growth in Asia’s three largest economies this year, but there are already signs that the regionȁ...

2023-10-10 03:36:00 ET Summary The growing signs of weakness in interest-rate sensitive sectors has accompanied a spreading manufacturing malaise. More worrying still are the September PMI data on new orders, which signalled the first fall in demand for goods and services since Ja...

2023-10-03 04:17:00 ET Summary Europe continued to see the steepest downturn, followed by Japan, leaving the rest of Asia and the US as key areas of growth. The recent manufacturing production malaise is attributable to an ongoing deterioration in demand. Worries about recessi...

2023-10-03 03:35:00 ET Summary Global manufacturing prices are on the rise again, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global, up for a second month in a row in September. The price of West Texas Intermediate has rise...

2023-09-22 09:24:19 ET More on First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDex ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDex ETF For further details see: First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX® Fund ETF declares $0.1813 dividend

2023-09-21 03:35:00 ET Summary S&P Global Market Intelligence's September forecasts for global consumer price inflation have been revised higher in both 2023 and 2024. Sticky core inflation rates, particularly for services, are a prime concern given generally tight...

2023-09-08 08:05:00 ET Summary Global PMI data shows that average prices charged for goods and services continue to rise at an elevated rate in August. Upward price pressures are primarily coming from consumer-facing service providers, particularly in tourism and recreation, and t...

2023-09-08 07:40:00 ET Summary Global PMI data shows a rising number of sectors slipping into decline in August, indicating a broad-based economic malaise. Consumer services, which led the growth revival in Q2, is now experiencing a decline in new orders due to rising interest rat...