SCHE News and Press, Schwab Emerging Markets Equity

2024-07-20 04:20:41 ET Summary Americans fear their country is spiraling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters poll found. Markets are said to hate uncertainty...

2024-07-18 07:20:00 ET Summary Emerging market economic growth was sustained at a solid pace in June, despite easing from the one-year high seen in May. Further improvements into the second half of 2024 were also hinted by forward-looking order book indicators, albeit with the lik...

2024-07-13 05:20:00 ET Summary Emerging market capital flows have remained largely resilient in the face of global monetary tightening, even as global capital flows have fallen. We know that rapid monetary tightening in the US and a strong dollar can lead to sudden capital flight ...

2024-07-09 07:55:00 ET Summary Developed market central banks are starting to cut policy rates. U.S. stocks hit a fresh record high and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields slid last week after U.S. jobs data showed moderating wage growth. We watch the U.S. CPI data for June this week...

2024-07-06 05:10:48 ET Summary Two-year Treasury yields dropped 14 bps this week, to the low (4.60%) since March 27th. Bonds have turned notably receptive to indications of economic softening. With the Fed signaling the importance of labor market performance, markets this week...

2024-07-04 10:55:00 ET Summary The global economy moved along as expected, with some slowing but not enough to trigger a recession. We view the slowing as positive, contributing to disinflation and bringing economies back into balance. Rate cuts have begun in key markets, with...

2024-07-03 09:41:00 ET Summary Global stocks posted healthy gains in the first half of 2024, although second quarter performance moderated from the previous quarter’s breakneck pace. In a trend that has become familiar to equity investors, large-cap market breadth was again...

2024-07-03 08:00:00 ET Summary The economy underneath has been very strong, and that’s really what’s enabled the Fed to actually push out those interest rate cuts. The best performing sector has been technology with all of the AI powering the technology gains. Th...

2024-07-03 03:35:00 ET Summary Absolute Return Partners is a London-based investment advisory business. Founded by Niels Jensen in 2002, it focuses on providing bespoke alternative investment solutions to institutional investors. In total, it manages over $600 million of assets across...

2024-07-03 03:20:00 ET Summary Emerging market equities are still struggling, but weak investor sentiment may be creating a favorable backdrop for stock pickers. Global enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has not passed over EM countries. In fact, many EM companies manufacture ...