HEWC News and Press, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada From 07/12/23

2023-07-12 20:30:00 ET Summary The June US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in at a 3% annualized rate, down from the pandemic-inflamed peak of 9.1% a year ago. The US Fed is expected to hike another 25 bps at its July 26th meeting. But recessionary odds are mounting that this will...

2023-07-12 19:05:00 ET Summary The BoC hiked rates to 5% as broadly expected with the tone of the statement suggesting we will need to see significant softening in activity and inflation to deter it from hiking again in September. Markets are pricing a 75% chance of a move and tha...

2023-07-12 10:03:23 ET The benchmark interest rate in Canada was last recorded at 5%, previously the figure was at 4.75% ETFs: ( EWC ), ( HEWC ), ( FLCA ). For further details see: Canada interest rate at 5%, meets consensus

2023-07-07 10:03:24 ET Business Confidence in Canada decreased to 50.20 points in June from 53.50 points in May of 2023. Canada unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in June ETFs: ( EWC ), ( HEWC ), ( FLCA ). For further details see: Canada business ...

2023-07-07 08:42:44 ET The unemployment rate in Canada rose to 5.4% in June of 2023 from 5.2% in the previous month, the highest in one year and slightly above market estimates of 5.3%. Still, it was only the second monthly increase since August of 2022 and the jobless rate remained fir...

2023-07-07 03:19:00 ET Summary Growth in government debt has been a key driver of post-pandemic inflation in advanced economies. Monetary policies, while certainly accommodative, appear to have been less of a factor. In response to the pandemic, central banks slashed interest rate...

2023-07-07 01:51:00 ET Summary Insolvency trustees endured a bear market when easy credit enabled them to extend and pretend habits for the masses. The downside for Canadian equity portfolios is more significant than most appreciate. Credit spreads for higher-risk debt remain ...

2023-07-05 22:43:00 ET Summary The doubling in Canada’s population over a period of 56 years is pretty modest, amounting to about 1.25% per year, compounded. Canada is currently experiencing record high levels of employment and near record low levels of unemployment. Fo...

2023-07-05 15:59:17 ET iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada ETF ( NYSEARCA: HEWC ) - $0.3501 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.29% as of May 28. Payable Jul 10; for shareholders of record Jul 05; ex-div Jul 03. For further details see: iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canad...

2023-07-03 23:50:00 ET Summary The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global, registered 48.8 in June, down from 49.6 in May. The decline indicates an increasingly steep deterioration of business conditions, which have now worsened for ten...