Sentences with phrase «msci em»

Barrickman acknowledged that recent crises in Ukraine and Argentina had frightened some investors in EM bonds but the market recovered quickly.

«It's always hard to know exactly where to put your money these days given how rates and spreads are so low, but on a relative basis we still think there's value in EM debt,» Matt Tucker, head of the iShares fixed income strategy team, said this week during a panel discussion at the Morningstar ETF Conference in Chicago.

Those comments came after two conference keynote speakers also touted the value of EM debt.

«The storm cellar Auntie Em has in Kansas is great too.»

(In this case, Texas Hold «Em.)

Futurist Robin Hanson, who wrote extensively about uploaded brains in «Age of Ems,» saw the episode and wasn't impressed.

U.S. stocks underperformed emerging markets stocks, which was the only one among the three major regions — U.S., developed markets ex-U.S. and EM — to turn in positive performance as of Thursday, but even emerging markets barely eked out a gain, up about one half of 1 percent.

* EM suffers first monthly outflows since Nov. 2016 - IIF.

EM: Just think about the little fuel tank that has the hydrogen in it, that is 2 millimetre across, about the size of a peppercorn.

EM: Well, I've got to tell you it is a stressing environment, not many people are made for it.

EM: It inspires me totally.

EM: Yes, there are lots and lots of them.

EM: At the time of the groundbreaking of NIF (1997), if you looked at what people thought you could do with the laser optics that existed at that time, believe it or not, you needed to make (the optics), around 10 times better.

She also developed the Emergency Mask (EM) Pod to help reduce the risk of smoke inhalation for first responders and an Inventing 101 syllabus for middle school students.

EM: The business world has been in this with us since the beginning.

EM: I wouldn't say it exactly that way.

He is a George W. Bush appointee who earned the nickname «Hang «Em High Henry» for his tough - on - crime stand as a federal prosecutor and on the bench.

AI seems to have figured out other, less difficult versions of poker — AI technology from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, beat humans at Head's Up Limited Hold «Em, for example.

Fears that a slowing China will cause world trade to stagnate could be overstated, given European nations» long - standing trade links with emerging markets (EMs) across Latin America, Asia and Africa, experts have told CNBC.

Capital flows into the US are strong because of low private savings and large budget deficits in the US and elevated savings in China and other EM economies.»

Analyst forecasts are holding steady in the U.S. and Europe, Japan is up and emerging market (EM) earnings expectations have almost doubled this year.

We like European, Japanese and EM shares, as well as the factors we mention above.

The MSCI EM Index is a free - float - adjusted, market - capitalization - weighted index designed to measure the equity - market performance of emerging markets.

The Fed's first rate hike is likely to occur in March amid financial volatility and uncertainty in EM, according to Barclays.

EM Europe: MSCI Emerging Europe Index.

We see the move as related to global emerging markets, where the MSCI EM index is down for the third day in a row and the largest EM ETF saw $ 320 million of outflows yesterday following $ 550 million the previous day, said Mohamad Al Hajj, head of MENA equity strategy at EFG - Hermes.

EM: MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index.

EM Asia all had a bid again overnight as the Greenback retreated.

Gold surges toward $ 1400 / oz, S&P 500 tumbles to 2000, 10 - year Treasury yield to 1.5 %; if credit spreads don't crack (e.g. IBOXHYSE < 500bps) and Mexico peso finds quick low = entry point for risk - takers (especially if Trump protectionist fears allayed); until then best Trump trades = long gold, short EU banks, long US small - cap, short EM.

Yet, despite the heated rhetoric and the potential rise in EM volatility, I continue to be encouraged by improving fundamentals in many emerging countries.

China certainly has a high absolute level of debt, with levels much higher than those seen in other emerging market (EM) countries who experienced debt crises, according to Bloomberg data.

The world of EMs is constantly in flux.

Use limit orders to trade funds such as the VanEck Vectors EM Investment Grade + BB Rated USD Sovereign Bond ETF (IGEM), due to their double - digit market spreads.

Many EM funds also carry currency risk — that is, the value of their holdings vary not just by increasing or decreasing security prices, but by the value of their currencies relative to the dollar.

BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill explains why we are in a near - term sweet spot for EM assets.

In EMs, GDP growth has picked up, from 3.6 % in 3Q16 to 4.4 % in 3Q17, leading to a reduction in excess capacity and bottoming of inflation.

Given the outperformance of EM year - to - date, that discount has now reverted to around 25 %, in line with the long - term average.

However, while we are in the sweet spot, we do see selected opportunities among EM assets that investors may want to consider, including in EM local - currency debt and certain equity markets.

Significant economic slack emerged in major developed markets (DM) since the global financial crisis and in emerging markets (EM) following the macroeconomic adjustment in 2014 - 16.

This «sweet» economic backdrop helps explain an EM rebound, evident in EM - related exchange traded products (ETPs) attracting nearly US$ 16 billion this year, according to BlackRock research.

Once a niche asset, EM equity funds have steadily evolved to include different areas of focus and accommodate various investment styles.

As part of a long - term strategy, EM equity funds offer investors the potential for greater returns than they might get if they invest exclusively in developed markets.

The emerging market (EM) advance this year has compressed hard - currency spreads versus U.S. Treasuries to where they were before the post-U.S. election rout.

BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill explains why we are in a near - term sweet spot for EM...

(Based on the respective MSCI EM indexes, from 1 January 2017 to 31 January 2018, according to Bloomberg.

Just as mutual funds and exchange - traded funds (ETFs) vary greatly in focus and strategy, so do EM equity funds.

Since 1995 Japan has typically traded at a 12 % premium to EM equities (based on P / B).

EM equity funds may be prone to more volatility than funds that focus on developed countries.

BlackRock offers investors broad EM exposure and regionally focused strategies via our actively managed mutual funds.

In other words, EM debt prices have made a round trip.