Previous 10 | Next 10 |
Late last year, MSCI upgraded Kuwait from a "Frontier" to an "Emerging Market" status, and iShares launched the iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF. Around seven years ago, we saw a similar upgrade and iShares launch on two neighboring markets: Qatar and the UAE, with both benchmarks delivering n...
Last year was eventful on many levels. From a market perspective, the main factor that stands out is of course COVID-19 and how it caused a collapse in the demand for oil, and subsequently, oil prices. While the GCC region was able to reopen its economy earlier than some others, it di...
For comparisons over different time frames to have merit, the share of profits of listed companies should be broadly consistent with the profits of unlisted companies. The degree to which stock markets penetrate into economic activities varies from one nation to the next. This diverge...
The country embarked upon a significant economic reform program in 2016 (Vision 2030), seeking to diversify away from oil dependence, and high economic cyclicality, and to increase the size of the non-oil and private sectors. Financial market reforms and improved foreign investor acce...
Rising sovereign debt levels and higher unemployment are among the key challenges that policymakers in frontier markets would have to monitor and address. Some frontier markets have also underperformed emerging markets this year due to concerns about the physical health care infrastructur...
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
By Bassel Khatoun, Managing Director, Director of Research, Director of Portfolio Management, Frontier and MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity, and Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity While the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impa...
Understanding who owns what Understanding corporate ownership is key to many governance, valuation, and volatility investment issues, and varies significantly between regions. The large free floats, institutional ownership, and profit maxim ization focus in the US goes a long way to suppor...
The additional measures undertaken by Saudi Arabia to further cut output by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) next month will help to stabilize the market balance between supply and demand. This is not about boosting prices, which have been moving in a narrow range of around $30 per barrel for...
Risk level: RED RED: Severe (+/- 4%) ORANGE: High (+/- 3%) YELLOW: Elevated (+/- 2%) BLUE: Guarded (+/- 1%) THE BOOSTER SHOT The diplomatic and defense spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia shows that US shale basins were under de facto attack from a punitive swing producer. ...
News, Short Squeeze, Breakout and More Instantly...
iShares Trust MSCI Saudi Arabia Company Name:
KSA Stock Symbol:
NYSE Market:
2024-06-12 22:56:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-04-02 23:40:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-03-23 22:16:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...