WPS News and Press, iShares International Developed Property From 05/18/23

2023-05-18 15:33:00 ET Summary US home sales remain subdued, thanks to elevated borrowing costs, high prices, and a lack of supply. New home sales should continue to outperform existing ones in this environment, but price risks remain skewed to the downside. Commercial real es...

2023-05-16 23:33:00 ET Summary The sharp rise in interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty over the past year has given commercial real estate buyers pause and substantially slowed the pace of CRE transactions. With market conditions not forecast to change meaningfully anytime ...

2023-05-16 11:45:00 ET Summary With increasing economic uncertainty and market volatility in the first quarter of 2023, the probability of a mild recession beginning in the second half of the year or early next continues to rise. Global supply chain disruptions stemming from the C...

2023-05-15 22:13:00 ET Summary How high interest rates are impacting the alt space. Commercial real estate remains a significant unknown risk. Why infrastructure continues to provide investment opportunities. Aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve ...

2023-05-14 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets finished lower for a second-straight week as data showing an encouraging cooldown of inflationary pressures was offset by ongoing regional bank instability and an unresolved debt ceiling standoff. Declining for a second week after...

2023-05-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The stocks were fairly stable on Monday but started to sell off on Tuesday on rumors about the health of other west coast banks. One of the big macro fears coming out of the banking crisis is the effect on commercial real estate. It is hard to sa...

2023-05-08 11:50:00 ET Summary Financial cracks from rate hikes have led to jitters over commercial real estate. Yet, granularity is key. We see opportunities in some U.S. industrial properties. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause may follow last week’s rate hike. Yet, job...

2023-05-07 04:56:00 ET Summary Higher central bank policy rates have increased the cost of capital for corporations and other issuers of debt. Issuers of bank loans, the very large majority of whom are below-investment grade rated companies, are now facing all-in interest expenses...

2023-05-04 04:36:12 ET Summary Today's 25 basis point rate hike was largely anticipated. Jay Powell's post-decision press conference was relatively dovish. The sell-off in stocks and the drop in rates that took place after the Fed's decision reflect fears about bank profitabil...

2023-04-25 10:00:00 ET Summary Real estate earnings season kicks into gear this week, and over the next month, we'll hear results from 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies. This report discusses the major high-level themes and metrics we'll...