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It's dirt cheap. It's pretty much uncorrelated to anything else. But it has unique risks. At one point in the not too distant past it almost blew up the international financial system. I'm talking about Russia, of course. Russia came in for a couple of paragraphs in my recent article a...
( Source: Brexit (maybe) ahead ) Recently Seeking Alpha published a Q&A feature regarding Brexit, and asked me to participate. In particular, this involved possible scenarios affecting every investor. The whole project was structured as Q&A. ( Brexit Q&A feature published b...
Today, September 26, 2019, we've reassembled our Brexit panel and have prepared an updated roundtable Q&A. These freshly updated views are available to PRO+ Subscribers here. Given so many twists and turns in the Brexit proceedings over the past 3 years, Seeking Alpha has surveyed ...
These days, the leading stories in the news cycle are the trade war between the US and China, Brexit, tensions in the Middle East and political divisiveness in the United States. Markets are moving higher and lower each day, and the leading stories are likely to continue to foster lots of vola...
Introduction: Twice a year I conduct a screen of North American indexes, international markets, and a top-to-bottom assessment of the existing watch list for Contra the Heard Investment Newsletter . Although valuations remain relatively high and economic conditions are deteriorating, m...
Easing All Over The Place Last week, the Fed cut rates again, just as the market was "telling" it to do. Doing so, the Fed continues to be part of a growing group of central banks that are cutting rates. Most recently, we saw rate cuts from the following countries: Indonesia ( EIDO ): ...
BRIC Conclusion: Things are a bit dicey. Manufacturing is taking a hit from the global trade war, although the service sectors are still expanding. On the plus side, inflation is contained, which gives their central banks room to maneuver. Unemployment is low, which should support modest inc...
ISM Manufacturing PMI < 50 You probably already know that the latest ISM Manufacturing reading has dropped below the 50 threshold, a level which is pointing out at a contraction in economic activity. Furthermore, at just 49.1, the ISM Manufacturing fell to its lowest level since January...
By Dmitry Dolgin Russian inflation slowed to 4.3% YoY in August, below expectations, making us more comfortable with our 4.0% year-end forecast and reinforcing the case for the key rate cut on 6th September. Yet, food and non-food CPI remain a watch factor for the mid-term, along with t...
My readers know me as a value investor with a business-owner mindset, who prefer to invest based on the underlying fundamentals of individual companies, own them for the long run, and ride out any intermediate macro distractions. This investing mindset generally works well in a stable market...
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Effective August 3, 2022, the iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) has suspended the right of redemption of fund shares pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2022, in order to permit the fund to liquidate its portfolio. On August 17, 2022...
Today at 4am ET, NYSE Arca halted trading of the iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS). Due to ERUS’ concentrated exposure to Russian equities, the closure of the Russian stock market and MSCI’s decision to remove Russian securities from its Emerging Markets Indexes, BlackRoc...