FPA News and Press, First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund From 02/09/24

2024-02-09 12:30:00 ET Summary While the China macro story of ongoing transition is a headwind to the rest of Asia, there is more to the region's economic health than this. We see some glimmers of stronger export and production activity together with a more benign inflation backdr...

2024-02-07 01:53:00 ET Summary A sub-$3trn 2023 for M&A, but new year pipeline gives hope. Rising follow-on equity in 2023 signals latent appetite. Unstoppable debt capital markets hit $8.9trn for FY2023. By Lucille Jones, Senior Manager, Deals Intelligence and...

2024-02-02 23:22:00 ET Summary Despite the supply concerns, manufacturers are looking to stronger demand and a shift in the inventory cycle to boost growth in 2024. Average supplier delivery times lengthened worldwide in January for the first time in a year, with companies often l...

2024-01-18 12:10:00 ET Summary ETFs remain a fraction of total global financial market in equities and fixed income, ranging from 4.6%-13% of equities and 0.4%-2.8% of fixed income assets by region. While global ETF volumes increased in Q4 2023 from the prior quarter, full-year le...

2024-01-15 20:49:00 ET Summary The total nominal GDP of the ten ASEAN nations measured in US dollar terms amounted to USD 3.6 trillion in 2022, more than doubling compared with total GDP of USD 1.6 trillion in 2009. Singapore's GDP growth rate improved to a pace of 2.8% y/y in the...

2024-01-08 07:08:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-01-06 12:15:00 ET Summary After rapid expansion in 2023, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to be the fastest growing region of the world economy in 2024. Some improvement in East Asian exports will also support economic expansion. The APAC tourism industry is exp...

2024-01-04 01:25:00 ET Summary As the world continues its geopolitical rebalancing, the Asia-Pacific region faces potentially significant risks across the economic and political arenas in 2024. The indicators for these risks include the path of mainland China's economic recovery a...

2024-01-03 05:14:00 ET Summary Global manufacturing remained firmly in the doldrums in December, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. Global manufacturing output fell for a seventh month running in December, a...

2023-12-21 04:07:00 ET Summary After protracted weakness in manufacturing output and exports for many APAC industrial economies through most of 2023, there are early signs of improving momentum as the year draws to a close. After showing contraction each month between April and Oc...