HDMV News and Press, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International From 12/06/20

Can the UK and EU avoid a damaging no deal at the end of the month? Will Congress agree on a stimulus package and spending bill to prevent hardship for businesses and households and avert a government shutdown? Can EU leaders overcome their differences and sign off on the 2021-27 ...

U.S. job growth slows amid rise in coronavirus cases. Brexit update: Trade agreement deadline looms. Value stocks soar during exceptional November for global equities. For further details see: Is The COVID-19 Surge Stalling The Global Economic Recovery?

To address the breadth of possibilities that lie ahead in this environment, our global outlook for 2021 includes a base case, an upside scenario, and a downside scenario. In our base-case scenario, we expect equities to outperform fixed income as growth moves above trend, the global e...

We expect the global economy to rebound strongly next year. But structural headwinds remain. Will the post-pandemic bounce trigger a durable and broad-based global reflation? For further details see: Will 2021 Mark The Launch Of A Durable Global Recovery?

Stocks bounced back, and the US dollar is heavy, with few exceptions. The euro remains within striking distance of the $1.20-level and sterling flirted with $1.34. Emerging market currencies broadly are recovering, and the South African rand and Hungarian forint are leading today'...

We have upgraded emerging market debt on a tactical basis as positive vaccine developments bolster the case for an accelerated global restart in 2021. Global stocks hit record highs as the transition of power officially started in the U.S. The rally fizzled on the virus resurgence and...

China's November PMI was stronger than expected. The manufacturing component rose to 52.1 from 51.4. OPEC+ meets today and tomorrow. The issue is whether it will postpone the increase in quotas that had previously been agreed upon for January. Tomorrow the euro area will report th...

Recent news about the efficacy of potential COVID-19 vaccines sparked a sudden shift in equity market leadership in November. While it's too soon to say whether these trends will persist, investors should examine the balance of their equity exposures for resilience to a potential chan...

The world economy has really been rocking, and we've been talking about this since the summer, as can be seen by looking at global business activity, PMIs. Copper prices are near four-year highs and have continued to rally through the last several months. And unemployment has really b...

Global equity market cap has certainly had its ups and downs, but over time the annualized growth rate of this statistic is about 7%. The market cap of global equities today is about 60% higher than it was in late March at the height of the Covid panic. Chart #4 below shows how th...