FSZ News and Press, First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund From 10/05/23

2023-10-05 04:08:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve continues to signal the potential for a further rate hike this year, given that inflation remains above target, the jobs market is tight and activity has proven to be surprisingly resilient. Official European Central Bank comments...

2023-09-29 19:30:00 ET Summary This will be a busy week in the US with a looming government shutdown, an expanding UAW strike, a lot of Fed speak, and an NFP report that could show hiring fell to the lowest levels since early 2021. There’s very little of note next week in t...

2023-09-15 19:55:00 ET Summary Federal Reserve could be cautious as data continues to show economic resilience. BoE may raise rates for the last time in this cycle. BoJ eyed for more clues on interest rates after recent hints. US The main event of the week wi...

2023-09-08 21:40:00 ET Summary The European Central Bank meets next week and it’s not clear at this stage what decision they will come to. The CBR is expected to leave the key rate unchanged at 12% on Friday. It hiked very aggressively at the last meeting – from 8.5%...

2023-09-02 03:40:00 ET Summary The month started with a bang with the US jobs report but the following week is looking a little more subdued, starting with the bank holiday on Monday. Eurozone:  Next week is littered with tier-three events despite the large number of releases...

2023-08-18 21:35:00 ET Summary The main event for next week will be the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium. As the ECB is poised to continue delivering more rate hikes to combat inflation, the risks of a hard landing are growing. Next week is mostly about the UK f...

2023-08-11 20:35:00 ET Summary With Wall Street very confident that the Fed won’t be raising rates in September, the focus shifts to how strong is the economy. Eurozone:  There’s no shortage of economic releases next week but there isn’t one that stands o...

2023-08-05 08:16:00 ET Summary Everyone will be watching the US inflation report, as the report could help support soft landing hopes and seal the deal for some that the Fed is done raising rates. Fed speak will also include appearances by Bostic and Bowman on Monday. The Augu...

2023-07-21 21:20:00 ET Summary The Fed is going to raise rates on Wednesday and seems poised to be noncommittal with what they will do in September. Last week, China’s top policymakers announced a slew of broad-based plans to boost consumer spending and support for private ...

2023-07-14 21:14:00 ET Summary On Monday, the US ISM manufacturing report will show activity is slowing down, with the headline reading expected to fall back into contraction territory. The Russian central bank is expected to hike the key rate by 50 basis points on Friday, taking ...