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The Norsemen And Mounties Are Coming
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 7:26 PM EDT
With a holiday coming, equity traders are busily locking in some recent wow profits with sales, taking down the markets to take some money off the table worldwide.We also have a new stock pick in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day, from Ireland.
Emerging Markets: What Has Changed - Friday, Feb. 17
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, February 17, 2017 12:58 PM EDT
In the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Brazil, Hungary, and Qatar have outperformed this week, while Peru, Egypt, and Colombia have underperformed. To put this in better context, MSCI EM rose 0.9% this week while MSCI DM rose 0.9%.
Emerging Market Local Debt: A Seasonal Opportunity
Article By:
WisdomTree
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Friday, February 17, 2017 11:50 AM EDT
So far this year, emerging market (EM) bonds, currencies and equities have outperformed many corresponding U.S. asset classes.
In this article: EEM
Mexico Economy Hangs Tough, With Solid But Slower Growth
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:30 PM EDT
Mexico’s economy posted solid growth in the fourth quarter. Gross domestic product growth dipped from 4 percent annualized in the third quarter to 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the government’s advance estimate.
In this article: EWW
Where To Look As The Lithium Boom Unfolds In 2017 (Sponsored Post)
Emerging Market Preview Of The Week Ahead - Feb. 13
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, February 12, 2017 4:59 PM EDT
EM FX ended last week on a firm note. Falling US rates allowed many foreign currencies to gain some traction. This week, a heavy US data slate could test market convictions on the Fed, with January PPI, CPI, IP, and retail sales all being reported.
Killing The Trade Golden Goose: Farmers Rattled By Trump’s NAFTA Rescinding Plans
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Sunday, February 12, 2017 4:40 PM EDT
It’s fair to presume NAFTA is not the sole cause of the increase in trade, but it is fair to presume that NAFTA helped. Trump now threatens to kill the trade golden goose and US farmers are in the crosshairs of the dispute.
World Market Weak Spots
Article By:
Candy Matheson
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 5:59 PM EDT
While there are a couple of particularly weak European countries (namely, Portugal and Greece), most world markets, overall, are in a one-year uptrend, under accumulation, and above their 20 and 50-day moving averages.
Emerging Markets: What Has Changed - Friday, Feb. 10
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Friday, February 10, 2017 2:50 PM EDT
In the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, Poland (+4.0%), UAE (+3.3%), and Peru (+3.1%) have outperformed this week, while Russia (-2.2%), Colombia (-1.8%), and Turkey (-1.4%) have underperformed.
The Very Important Task Of Trying To Figure Out What Happened In The Middle
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:46 PM EDT
The whole point of any “stimulus” is to buy time. The idea is to keep the economy busy or, in the case of more purely monetary policy, happy during that time so that the economy on the demand side can on its own heal.
U.S. Posts Its First Relative-Strength Gain In Eight Weeks
Article By:
Ron Rowland
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 12:15 PM EDT
Despite recent gains for U.S. stocks, the U.S. market recorded its first relative-strength improvement against other global benchmarks in the past eight weeks.
Trade Estimates Suggest Slight Export Rises, But Only Ethanol Jump Likely
Article By:
Jerry Gidel
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 10:40 AM EDT
Despite current US sales at 90% of yearly total, similar to 3 out of the last 4 years, this year’s shipments have slipped to the 4th slowest of past 5 year on a percentage basis for this date.
Emerging Markets: Week Ahead Preview - Feb. 6
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 6:00 PM EDT
EM ended the week on a firm note, with markets digesting what they perceived as a dovish Fed bias. We disagree, and continue to believe that markets are underestimating the Fed’s capacity to tighten this year.