SCHE News and Press, Schwab Emerging Markets Equity From 02/07/22

For investors who want to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risks, diversification still works, and we think you’re going to need more of it this year. The weighing of the high-flyers is not over. Commodities had another good week, and the 1-year return is getti...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index edged down in January from the previous month’s estimate. Using short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors to adjust the forecast reduces GMI’s ex-ante risk premium to an annualized 5.4%. Th...

On a relative basis, we believe EM debt should remain attractive compared with other fixed-income assets. We have a tactical preference for hard currency over local currency debt. Chinese real-estate sector could affect markets beyond China's borders. For further details see...

There are several reasons to be constructive about emerging markets (EMs) heading into 2022. Across EMs, positive structural forces remain apparent and are likely to foster fresh investment opportunities. Certain risks could change our overall EM outlook, although they are not in ...

We have seen crypto disruption expand across the financial system and expect this to continue. Inflation pressures may linger through 2022 and pose a risk of spiraling into a more persistent economic factor. Historically in these market environments, real assets—including n...

The U.S. stock market is oversold, and there are less than two weeks of trading until the end of 2021. Inflation readings were very low at the end of 2020, but the December 2021 CPI numbers, when reported in January, could be over 7% higher due to base effects and low numbers rolling ...

The pandemic has given digitalization in emerging markets a permanent uplift. We view resilient technology demand as a multiyear tailwind for EMs. We see technology playing a critical role in another secular trend—the pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions in EMs. For f...

New therapies to prevent serious illness are promising but we should expect a focus on COVID and a return to normal life to continue in 2022. The seized gears of the supply chain caused many to speculate that the world would move manufacturing away from China or even onshore productio...

Easing global growth weighs on exports and commodities. Expectations of higher interest rates in developed economies, stronger dollar and rising inflation put pressure on EM central banks to tighten. These factors pose notable risks to EM growth in 2022. For further details ...

2021 was a great year for stocks, munis had some blips. While a new calendar year approaches, a lot of the same attributes exist that could keep that going. We have had some volatility along the way, but dips in the 3-5% range have typically been bought up quickly. Last week's market ...