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Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...
Russia said it would be ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc of 27 countries imposes painful economic sanctions, a statement that Germany called "disconcerting and incomprehensible."Relations between Russia and the West have come under increased pressure over the arrest and...
Emerging Asian equities outpaced broader EMs in January. East Asian markets were largely buoyant. In many EMs, a central new reality is the rise of domestic demand as a driver of growth. Often overlooked, we believe that the frontier markets (FMs) asset class continues to exhibit ...
Things aren’t getting better globally in terms of controlling the virus. Recent economic data has shown signs of the damage being wrought by the rise in COVID-19 infections. I expect markets to continue to move in expectations of a robust recovery later in 2021 when vaccine...
The ERUS ETF tracks a basket of Russian stocks. An improving macro outlook including expectations for an accelerating recovery in the Russian economy supports positive sentiment towards the region. The combination of rising energy prices, an ongoing bull market in precious metals,...
ERUS has struggled to regain its prior highs year over year, following the break-out of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while ERUS' significant energy exposures (40% of the fund's portfolio) dragged the portfolio down, the fund has nevertheless exceeded its past share price highs afte...
Global business cycles are closely interconnected. Global business cycles are closely synchronized. Global equity markets respond accordingly. For further details see: Investing In Foreign Markets Sounds Exciting - But Isn't Always
The declining trend in eurozone fragmentation risk is meeting resistance. The ECB signals that it will become the first global central bank to adopt "Sustainable Easing" into its monetary policy framework. ECB defined "Sustainable Easing" conflates Global Warming with emergency CO...
This week, there was a flurry of activity, with the US , England , Japan , Brazil , and Russia all maintaining low-rate policies. All banks noted that growth was COVID-dependent. The Federal Reserve: "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus." Th...
Introduction Twice a year I conduct a screen of North American indexes, international benchmarks, and a top-to-bottom assessment of the existing watchlist here at Contra the Heard Investment Newsletter . This latest watchlist could not be more different than the one produced in March and ...
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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...