SCHE News and Press, Schwab Emerging Markets Equity From 05/27/21

Several research studies have found significant liquidity risk premium in inflation-linked markets, both in developed and emerging markets. After substantial QE, G7 central banks now hold a high proportion of outstanding government debt, reducing the "free-float" in government debt ma...

When it comes to Chinese equity targets, whether by activists or regulators, the picture is murky. Because a chunk of our emerging markets equity business excludes all companies with more than 20% state ownership, we had none of the 44 PLA-affiliated companies in the WisdomTree Emergi...

The markets have turned less bullish with ebbing momentum, but emerging markets are a higher risk category. Despite a new wave of virus infections, both monetary and fiscal policy options have narrowed in emerging markets. VWO's performance has been disappointing compared to peers...

As the U.S. birth rate fell to a new low in 2020, it appears that COVID-19 and associated economic weakness/uncertainty has accelerated a preexisting trend of falling American fertility. If 2008-level fertility rates had persisted through 2020, 5.8 million more babies would have been ...

Although some short-term supply bottlenecks and financial speculation might drive commodity prices and inflation expectations further from here, a few big-picture facts are worth noting. The consensus expects consumer spending to keep accelerating because some households have higher s...

If you believe that the S&P 500 is poised for a secular bear market, then GLD can be a great hedge for portfolios. Despite the weakness in large-cap tech and high-beta growth the last 6 months and in 2021, respectively, I’m not convinced the secular bull market in the S&...

While recovery in economic growth could remain muted this year in many markets, we expect more normalization in 2022. EM equities rebounded in April but trailed their DM counterparts. Emerging Asian equities rose in April. Among the top regional markets were Taiwan, South Korea an...

While many yields are at, or near, their historic lows, opportunity remains in select segments of emerging-market debt, triple B-rated corporate bonds and certain areas of the mortgage-securities market. A good way to approach value stocks has been to find those that are attractively ...

As the cyclical upswing takes hold, emerging markets are likely to benefit from the recovery. Asia is leading in terms of the emerging market recovery, followed by Europe, followed by Latin America. Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income, explains PIMCO's view. For further de...

Today's post rolls out the inaugural Risk Review column for the major asset classes, a monthly update that's the companion piece to the monthly performance report and risk-premia estimates. Risk analysis is a broad and deep subject and so this monthly update will be no one's idea of a...