SCJ News and Press, iShares MSCI Japan Sm Cap From 07/07/23

2023-07-07 09:00:00 ET Summary Putting the latest PMI data into perspective, the current readings suggest global consumer price inflation will continue to cool from the estimated 5.3% annual rate seen in May. The stickiness of inflation is stemming from the service sector. In ...

2023-07-07 03:19:00 ET Summary Growth in government debt has been a key driver of post-pandemic inflation in advanced economies. Monetary policies, while certainly accommodative, appear to have been less of a factor. In response to the pandemic, central banks slashed interest rate...

2023-07-05 01:20:00 ET Summary The US economy has remained remarkably resilient in the face of repeated shocks, most recently the regional bank turmoil in March. China’s economy disappointed our, and the market’s, expectations in 2Q. In contrast to other major econom...

2023-07-04 12:45:00 ET Summary Average prices charged by factories for their goods fell worldwide for a second straight month in June, according to the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI compiled by S&P Global. Improved supply chains, lower energy prices, and subdued demand hav...

2023-07-03 23:50:00 ET Summary The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global, registered 48.8 in June, down from 49.6 in May. The decline indicates an increasingly steep deterioration of business conditions, which have now worsened for ten...

2023-07-03 20:59:00 ET Summary Japanese yen and Chinese yuan have seen some depreciation, given their more accommodating policies. The euro has been settling into a trading range against the U.S. dollar, thanks to the mixed picture on inflation and the pace of rate increases. ...

2023-06-30 21:28:00 ET Summary The June US jobs report is expected to show hiring cooled from the 339,000 pace to 200,000 jobs. Turkish CPI is expected to remain close to 40% but with the currency in freefall, the inflation outlook is likely to get worse before it gets sustainably...

2023-06-28 16:47:00 ET Summary Investors are faced with high uncertainty about the future of a global economy that lost momentum in June following sizable gains in May. Government and central bank actions to stimulate the Chinese economy are not likely to have a significant impact...

2023-06-28 03:20:00 ET Summary Headline inflation has peaked in most regions. The biggest contributor is the decline in energy prices. Core inflation in Europe has largely been driven by the second-round effects of last year’s big increases in oil and gas prices. Megaca...

2023-06-27 03:01:00 ET Summary The pace at which APAC economies reopened their borders has varied significantly, although most had reopened for international tourist travel by late 2022. As COVID-19 border restrictions were gradually relaxed in Thailand and also in many of Thailan...