NORW News and Press, Global X MSCI Norway From 01/14/20

By James Knightley, Chief International Economist ; Carsten Brzeski, Chief Economist ; James Smith, Developed Markets Economist ; Iris Pang, Economist ; Rob Carnell, Chief Economist, Head of Research ; Charlotte de Montpellier, Economist Discover what ING's e...

Introduction One of the first subscribers of Macro Trading Factory ("MTF") has approached me a day or two after we've published the initial allocations for the Funds Macro Portfolio ("FMP"), expressing his surprise that we have very little exposure to bonds on the portfolio. Valid questi...

Thesis The Norwegian Krone has been trading above the 9.0 mark against the US dollar for the past 1 month. Recently, Norges Bank insisted that it would maintain a constant interest rate (after the hike in September, 2019) with its eye keen on the country’s economic activity. It ha...

Introduction Sluggish global growth and dovish monetary policies, paired with trade tensions, uncertainty around Brexit, and other regional geopolitical tussles in the Middle East and Asia, have prompted many investors to pivot towards more defensive assets. Accelerating flows into gold and...

( Source: Brexit (maybe) ahead ) Recently Seeking Alpha published a Q&A feature regarding Brexit, and asked me to participate. In particular, this involved possible scenarios affecting every investor. The whole project was structured as Q&A. ( Brexit Q&A feature published b...

Today, September 26, 2019, we've reassembled our Brexit panel and have prepared an updated roundtable Q&A. These freshly updated views are available to PRO+ Subscribers here. Given so many twists and turns in the Brexit proceedings over the past 3 years, Seeking Alpha has surveyed ...

Easing All Over The Place Last week, the Fed cut rates again, just as the market was "telling" it to do. Doing so, the Fed continues to be part of a growing group of central banks that are cutting rates. Most recently, we saw rate cuts from the following countries: Indonesia ( EIDO ): ...

Unlike rival central banks, Norges Bank's executive board has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25 bps to 1.50%. It had this to say: More news on: Global X MSCI Norway ETF, iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index ETF, Global news and forex, News on ETFs, Read more ...

By Francesco Pesole , FX Strategist Trade tensions are inevitably bound to remain the primary driver of market sentiment in the days ahead, but expect an eventful week in terms of Italian political developments, which may continue to fuel upside pressure on BTP rates. USD: Trade t...

Almost everything in life is relative, and investing is no exception. Stocks are having a wonderful year, thus far, in 2019, right? Well, yes, but (certain) bonds are having an even better year than stocks: Shares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ( TLT ): +17% SPDR® S&P 500 ETF ( SP...