IOO News and Press, iShares Global 100 From 04/05/24

2024-04-05 13:15:00 ET Summary The global economic picture did not change significantly in the first quarter of 2024. We continue to believe that a soft landing is the most likely outcome, with major economies still on course to avoid significant contractions. Should inflation...

2024-04-05 09:05:00 ET Summary Three mega-forces seem set to dominate the investment landscape for the next decade or longer, with major implications for the macro regime and portfolio design. Each of these far-reaching forces - climate change, demographics and deglobalization - i...

2024-04-04 16:25:00 ET Summary Too many companies with solid earnings growth haven’t been rewarded in narrow equity markets. That may be about to change. The market’s resilience reflects a potential turning point for equity investors, in our view. Our research in...

2024-03-26 14:15:00 ET Summary We think it's more likely than not that the U.S. avoids a recession in 2024, but economic uncertainty remains high with the economy running at full capacity, household savings diminishing, the labor market slowing down, and the U.S. Treasury yield curve ...

2024-03-15 12:29:55 ET Summary iShares Global 100 ETF offers exposure to large international companies, but is still largely US-focused. IOO has a high allocation towards the Information Technology sector, which could pose a risk. IOO's expense ratio is relatively higher compa...

2024-02-24 01:04:00 ET Summary Measures facilitating trade are still outweighing those that restrict it globally, but the gap is narrowing for large economies (G20) and recent signs of looming protectionism on the side of the US and Europe are not encouraging for trade. However, g...

2024-02-21 16:55:00 ET Summary International trade drives global economic growth, and around 80% of the global movement of goods is via maritime transport. In December 2023 and January 2024, Suez Canal's flow of traffic has been reduced by around 42% because of the Houthi militant...

2024-02-21 08:06:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-02-17 22:19:00 ET Summary Could policymakers fall behind the curve? Rapid disinflation has fueled consensus expectations for significant rate cuts this year. But pushback from the US Federal Reserve on the timing of the first rate cut raises the possibility that policymakers coul...

2024-02-17 02:10:00 ET Summary Our annual global real GDP forecast for 2024 has been revised up from 2.3% to 2.5%. Global PMI data continues to point to a gradual improvement in economic conditions. Core inflation rates have continued to fall but the outlook is more unce...