PAK News and Press, Global X MSCI Pakistan From 12/24/22

Summary Markets around the world continued to be disappointing in Q3. The challenging global environment leaves investors looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Despite the positive market reaction, we expect a gradual recession in the US and Europe in the first half of 202...

Summary On 16 August 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the IRA. The COVID-19-related global supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events, rising inflation, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have pushed the cost of capital to record highs. Meanwhile, in China, surging c...

Summary Equities around the world tumbled in one of the more challenging periods in this cycle, with the MSCI All Country World Index (MXWD) posting losses of -15.66%. Challenges abounded in markets around the world, but these were not limited only to emerging markets. Challen...

Trouble is brewing in Pakistan, though the nation has been able to secure some help from the International Money Fund. The worst monsoon rains in decades have flooded the country, with nearly a third of Pakistan underwater, countless homes washed away and crucial farmland destroyed. The...

I don’t like the cut of the stock market’s jib heading into the second half of the year. Stocks are already in decline, an economic recession may be confirmed as soon as next week, and liquidity is being drained from financial markets. Beyond the typical concerns, fi...

Emerging market banks will likely be among some of the most interesting contrarian buys within emerging markets, as investors will likely shift to safer consumer themed stocks. Economic and political sentiment will continue to be poor among emerging markets, so stocks have certainly n...

Risk-off sentiment prevailed in Q1 2022 as geopolitical tensions flared and the Omicron variant became a stumbling block for many countries. The U.S.-based S&P 500 decreased by 4.6% in Q1 2022, outperforming both the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and MSCI All Country World Index. ...

International equities delivered mixed results in Q3 as the Delta variant strained the global recovery. The US-based S&P 500 outperformed the MSCI ACWI, with gains of 0.58% for the S&P against a -1.05% decline for the ACWI. Emerging markets lagged further, with the MSCI Em...

The main foreign-traded assets at risk from these events are the bonds and equities in Pakistan. We don’t see the fall of the government, for now, having a drastic impact on the Indian equity story. And for us, the Indian equity story continues to be supported by the long-term ...

International equities generally performed well in Q2 after mixed results in Q1. The Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF (GXF) was the top performer in Q2, with returns of 9.01%. The worst performer of Q2 2021 was the Global X MSCI Colombia ETF (GXG) which recorded a -2.15% decline. ...