SPEM News and Press, SPDR Index Shares Fund Portfolio Emerging Markets From 02/20/24

2024-02-20 04:26:00 ET Summary China’s weight in the emerging market universe is typically 30% of the EM benchmarks, but (in my opinion) China remains uninvestable. Whether it’s international or emerging markets, or the equal-weight S&P 500 or the Russell 2000, o...

2024-02-15 23:39:00 ET Summary Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier. E...

2024-02-12 13:10:00 ET Summary We like emerging markets as upbeat risk appetite carries on. We also see big structural shifts creating granular opportunities within countries. U.S. stocks hit another all-time high last week thanks to earnings beats, even as U.S.10-year yields tick...

2024-02-10 05:11:50 ET Summary China's consumer prices fell last month at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, piling pressure on the government to step-up support for a stumbling economic rebound that's roiling markets. Total New Loans of a record $684 billion were...

2024-02-10 01:55:00 ET Summary A third consecutive monthly acceleration in global output growth was supported by faster emerging market expansion. Emerging markets continued to lead growth at the start of the year, with improvements seen in India and Brazil, while mainland China a...

2024-02-09 23:17:00 ET Summary Stocks and bonds historically do not perform well when the Fed tightens monetary conditions, and that’s just what the Fed announced it would be doing at the end of 2021. The property market recession has helped pull Chinese prices lower year o...

2024-02-07 04:32:00 ET Summary Following a sharp decline in the technology sector in January, policymakers in China are reviewing draft legislation titled, “Measures for the Administration of Online Games.”. Investor expectations for the timing of US interest-rate cu...

2024-02-06 23:55:00 ET Summary There was considerable hand-wringing last year about the weakness in the US Dollar. The history in nominal US$, advanced, emerging reveals the US$ has strengthened since Putin and Xi gained control in their respective domains. We also see decline...

2024-02-06 12:30:00 ET Summary The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upwardly revised its 2024 global growth forecast to 3.1% from 2.9%, largely because of a more resilient US economy and policy stimulus in China. New York Community Bank surprised markets by slashing its dividend ...

2024-02-06 01:30:00 ET Summary Investors experienced a shift in global risk sentiment during Q4, marked by lower inflation and the anticipation of an end to the rate hiking cycle. The prospect of lower interest rates and improved business sentiment has ignited expectations of expa...