HEWC News and Press, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada From 10/18/23

2023-10-18 23:48:00 ET Summary What's been weighing on Canada's big dividend payers? Why Canadian dividend players could benefit from lower rates. What to expect from Canadian blue chips. Canadian dividend stocks have struggled under the weight of high interest rates...

2023-10-18 21:15:00 ET Summary Slower-than-expected inflation, a clouded growth outlook and higher bond yields mean the BoC is likely to overlook jobs tightness and keep rates on hold on 25 October. There is still all the interest in keeping a higher-for-longer narrative alive, bu...

2023-10-17 08:31:00 ET EWC HEWC FLCA More on Canada EWC: Reasons Why I Remain Long Canadian Equities EWC: Balanced Risk/Reward On Canadian Equities Ahead Of Further Tightening Bank of Canada holds rate at 5.0%, continues quantitative tightening Se...

2023-10-17 07:30:00 ET Summary What the Gaza conflict could mean for oil markets. Why the real threat to markets is if the Israeli-Hamas conflict pulls in other actors. Managing a portfolio in a time of uncertainty. The conflict between Israel and Hamas is adding m...

2023-10-16 23:40:00 ET Summary The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken aggressive interest rate hikes in a bid to bring inflation back down to its target. In late 2022, many forecasters were warning of elevated recession risks in the near-term outlook (approximately 12-18 months a...

2023-10-13 00:30:00 ET Summary An inverted yield curve, with short-term debt yielding more than long-term bonds, benefits net interest income for households. Sticky wage inflation is likely to support core inflation longer unless there is some weakness in the labor market. The...

2023-10-10 11:40:00 ET Summary A decade of levered fiscal and monetary incentives has enabled yet another epic capital misallocation cycle. Housing-led economic downturns have historically been the most severe, and the price of homes enters this downcycle more elevated relative to...

2023-10-06 20:15:00 ET Summary Today, we have news that the Canadian and US economies are estimated to have created more jobs in September than forecast. As we enter the final quarter of 2023, central banks still threaten more rate hikes while contracting their monthly balance she...

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...

2023-10-05 03:27:00 ET Summary What to expect in the final quarter of the year. Why the Fed may not be done hiking rates. Why bond yields are grinding higher. Bond yields are rising as investors focus on the state of the U.S. economy and interest rates. Michael Cra...