WCHN News and Press, WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund From 02/05/20

By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist Weekly Market Compass: Assessing the Brexit aftermath, the Iowa caucus, coronavirus fears, and economic data Last week was a momentous one for markets, with coronavirus fears gripping markets and creating a risk-off environment. St...

On January 15, optimism over the de-escalation of the trade war between the US and China reached a peak. After months of negotiations, tariffs from the US, and rising protectionist retaliation from China, the "phase one" trade deal took some pressure off China's economy. The trade war weighed ...

The coronavirus is certainly altering my life. I am in California between semesters but have been told not to return to school until further notice. My return flight was cancelled by the airline so it may have been difficult to return anyway. The crisis is likely to create a lot of accounting ...

By Edward D. Perks, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions; Gene Podkaminer, CFA, Head of Multi-Asset Research Strategies, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions The coronavirus outbreak that started in China could certainly be considered an unexpected m...

Chinese commodity prices plunged on the first day of trading after the Lunar New Year break that was extended amid the coronavirus outbreak. More news on: BHP Group, Rio Tinto Group, Vale S.A., Commodities news, News on ETFs, Read more ...

The global capital markets were roiled in recent weeks by the new virus that jumped species in China. It is contagious during the incubation periods and appears similar though more aggressive than SARS in 2003-2004. And China is larger and significantly more integrated into the global politica...

Bonds We are now sitting at the low yield for the current 10 year Treasury at 1.51%. The high yield has been 1.936% on December 23, 2019. The average yield, according to Bloomberg data, has been 1.805%. An outbreak on the downside could be imminent, especially if the Chinese economic slide...

China is facing an unprecedented series of simultaneous deepening crisis that not only threatens its economy, but also stokes the Chinese government's worst nightmare: social unrest. Here are the four unfolding and worsening crisis that China must handle successfully: African Swine Flu T...

Summary The regular closure of Mainland markets for the Lunar New Year has been extended to February 3, 2020. The MSCI China All Shares Index, which tracks stocks listed in Hong Kong, the US, and the Mainland, has fallen by -5.22% since Monday last week.1 To put the coronavirus outbrea...

Over the past years, the world became accustomed to double-digit percentage economic growth in China. In late 2015 and early 2016, a slowdown in the world's most populous nation caused commodities prices to fall to multiyear lows as concerns over the Chinese economy rippled around the globe li...