LEMB News and Press, iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond From 01/10/24

2024-01-10 08:42:00 ET Summary The downward inflation trend has bolstered market confidence that monetary policy is sufficiently restrictive as to achieve the FOMC’s longer-run goals. Further, policymakers’ rhetoric has turned more dovish, suggesting that a critical infl...

2024-01-10 07:45:00 ET Summary The broad consolidation in the dollar after the gyrations at the end of last week continues. Japan reported a smaller-than-expected rise in Tokyo's December CPI and weaker-than-expected household spending in November yesterday. The dollar tested ...

2024-01-06 10:05:00 ET Summary The terribly mixed US jobs report spurred dramatic intraday swings in exchange and US interest rates. There is little doubt that the labor market is slowing. In the coming days, the world's three-largest economies, the US, China, and Japan will r...

2024-01-05 09:50:00 ET Summary Bond yields are up but secular forces still pose headwinds for inflation-adjusted returns. While the power of higher bond yields is certainly a welcome development for income investors, the path forward will likely feature plenty of volatility. W...

2024-01-05 08:15:00 ET Summary Stocks have been hit by profit-taking to start this year. Gold is trading heavier. The yellow metal is trading lower for the fifth session in the past six as rising rates and a firmer dollar sap its recent strength. The US jobs report is the firs...

2024-01-04 11:30:00 ET Summary Reviewing 2023’s key milestones of hope and despair, and markers of progress. After a difficult 2022 and first months of 2023, the stage is set for markets to appropriately value the solutions to the world’s key risks. Green Alpha b...

2024-01-04 06:45:00 ET Summary After gaining for the past couple of sessions to open the New Year, the dollar is mostly softer today. The general tone is consolidative ahead of tomorrow's US jobs data and the eurozone's CPI. The bond market stands out as continuing the trend s...

2024-01-03 07:45:00 ET Summary Gold is down for the fourth consecutive session, which if sustained, would be the longest losing streak in more than two months. The BRICS expanded by five new members this week, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia. Argentina was to join, as...

2023-12-30 09:45:00 ET Summary The post-Covid tightening cycle in high-income countries has ended, with rate cuts expected from central banks. Electoral contests in countries accounting for almost half of the world's population will take place in the first half of 2024. Geopol...

2023-12-28 05:45:00 ET Summary As investors prepare their portfolios for 2024, our investment professionals share insights on what to expect in their respective asset classes. Gold prices should continue to have a meaningful impact on our outlook for the miners through the end of ...