JEMTF News and Press, iPath GEMS Index ETN From 05/25/24

2024-05-25 09:30:00 ET Summary Stronger than expected data and hawkish FOMC minutes lifted US rates and the dollar, while the market reduced expectations of ECB easing. Sterling remained resilient despite weak economic data, but rate expectations were impacted by stronger than exp...

2024-05-18 13:25:00 ET Summary The highlight of the week may be the preliminary May PMI estimates. Though, market participants appear to put more weight on the ISM than the PMI. Former President Trump has threatened higher tariffs on all Chinese goods if he is elected. The direct ...

2024-05-16 09:40:00 ET Summary The VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was down 1.5%, compared to down 2.1% for its benchmark in April. During April, the Fund initiated or increased exposure to several big local currency markets, which had all sold off during the month including Mex...

2024-05-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We believe the conventional approach to investing in emerging markets debt, which is top-down and blended, leads to less efficient capital allocation. We believe that over the long run, investors are better compensated for taking credit risk than cur...

2024-05-15 08:35:00 ET Summary The dollar is trading weakly against G10 currencies and emerging market currencies as the market expects softer US CPI and retail sales data. US interest rates are softer, with Treasury yields at their lowest level since April 10. Equities are mo...

2024-05-14 04:05:00 ET Summary Active ownership has emerged as an essential engagement tool, extending beyond equities to encompass fixed income markets. Despite increasing availability, challenges persist in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data coverage ...

2024-05-07 03:30:00 ET Summary Emerging-market (EM) corporate bonds are too-often overlooked by investors who presume the asset class is too niche or too risky. The aggregate fundamentals of EM corporates are stronger than those of their developed market counterparts. Moody&#x...

2024-05-04 11:10:00 ET Summary The US economy's resilience and stickiness of price pressures have led to a reassessment of Fed policy, causing a rise in US interest rates and a stronger dollar. Concerns about US fiscal policy and the stronger dollar have heightened among countries...

2024-05-03 06:50:00 ET Summary The US dollar is trading with a softer bias ahead of the US jobs report, with recent survey data warning of downside risks. The Norwegian krone is the strongest G10 currency after the central bank delivered a hawkish hold on rates. Asian equities...

2024-05-02 07:00:00 ET Summary It appears that with the market challenging Monday's intervention, Japanese officials entered the market shortly after the US equity market closed yesterday, as the Asia Pacific session go underway and sold dollars again. The offshore yuan is trading...