INCO News and Press, Columbia India Consumer From 03/07/23

2023-03-07 12:50:00 ET Summary Global business activity grew at its strongest rate for eight months in February, reviving further from the low seen last October. Looking at the major developed economies, there was encouraging news from the US and Europe. Looking ahead, prospec...

Summary The US has a very busy week ahead. The two main events are Fed Chair Powell’s semi-annual testimony to Congress and the nonfarm payroll report. Christine Lagarde’s appearance in the middle of next week will be highly anticipated following the February inflation dat...

Summary India has become an increasingly attractive location for multinationals across a wide range of industries. Latest data on key economic indicators continue to show strong momentum in many sectors of the economy. The Monetary Policy Committee  of the Reserve Bank of India...

Summary Global manufacturing output returned to growth in February after six months of decline, according to the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. The improvement was driven by Asia and coincided with the reopening of the economy of mai...

Summary The Indian consumer growth engine remains at full steam. The Columbia India Consumer ETF offers investors a low-cost vehicle to ride the secular growth. With the near-term backdrop also turning favorable, the ETF is a worthy addition to any portfolio. India has bee...

Summary Disinflation trends are struggling and now Wall Street will look to see if improving manufacturing and service activity will further fuel pricing pressures. Eurozone: While headline inflation has been falling, core remains at the peak and policymakers are unlikely to ease off th...

Summary Uncertainty abounds in many key global macroeconomic drivers. However, some of this uncertainty, global growth and geopolitics in particular, may provide a strong tailwind for EM debt. All key global macroeconomic drivers are maximally uncertain – rates, FX, duration, IG ...

Summary The latest round of economic data (retail sales, CPI, PPI, jobless claims) are all signaling more Fed rate hikes are coming. A quiet week for the UK with the early part bringing PMIs from the services and manufacturing sectors and the latter BoE appearances. This week’...

Summary Loosening Big Tech's labor stronghold may help level the global playing field. We believe many of our international holdings will be able to capitalize on dislocated labor markets. International investing offers the opportunity to access markets with technology innovators wh...

Summary The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week. Investors will pay close attention to Fed speak after the January inflation report. In the EU, central bank speak as ever remains key with President Lagarde on Wednesday the standout. GDP figures...