Emerging markets (EEM) and Chinese stocks in particular continue to struggle a bit this week. The EEM is trading right at its 200-day moving average and below its 50-day moving average so the portfolio remains in a defensive stance.
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Emerging and global markets struggled this week as our Emerging Market Timer remained negative, with the EEM clearly trading below its 20-day and 50-day moving averages.
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With markets expecting a deal right around the corner, the Trump administration signaled its frustration by threatening to raise tariffs on roughly $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25%, from 10%, last Friday.
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Our EEM Signal slipped below its 20-day moving average this morning and is right on top of its 50-day average. We will remain positive and constructive but lean toward finding some bargains. Most likely, the next two ideas will come from heavyweights India China...
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As we enter the second quarter, emerging markets are on solid footing in a constructive uptrend as EEM remains just above both 50-day and 25-day moving averages. In light of this we are positive and increasing our allocation.
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The MSCI Emerging Market index (EEM) is up 9% so far in 2019 but has basically hit the pause button in March.
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The U.S.-China trade talks continue and the deadline for closure has evaporated as President Trump signaled that the U.S. is in no hurry to come to an agreement.
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Our Emerging Markets Signal is still positive as the MSCI Emerging Market index (EEM) basket—containing 800 stocks worth $1.9 trillion—pulled back only slightly.
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Our Emerging Markets Timer is still positive and constructive, though the EEM was essentially flat during the last week.
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Emerging markets (EEM) continue to gain ground, and just today moved above their 200-day average. Since the S&P 500 index bottomed the day after Christmas, the EEM has risen 14% to reach a seven-month high.
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The Emerging Markets Timer (EEM) has managed to maintain its positive stance this week as most of our positions moved forward. While this is a good sign, I remain somewhat cautious and awaiting a stronger signal to put more of our cash to work.
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The MSCI Emerging Market (EM) basket of 25 emerging market countries pulled back 15% in dollar terms, the Japan market was down 12%, and China’s Shanghai Composite index got clobbered, falling 25%. India ended the year down only 4.2% thanks to pro-business economic and...
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The usual suspects—trade war, Brexit and the Fed—continue to dog the market, and the situation for emerging market stocks has worsened.
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Trade war uncertainties have nipped our young buy signal in the bud, but the situation is highly fluid, so we’ll be making portfolio choices on a stock-by-stock basis.
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Emerging market stocks, as tracked by the MSCI Emerging Market ETF (EEM) aren’t making much progress. But, and this is important, they aren’t losing much ground either.
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The Cabot Emerging Markets Timer is heading in the direction of a new buy signal, but isn’t there yet.
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The Cabot Emerging Markets Timer is solidly negative, and the U.S. indexes have joined in the decline.
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The headline-making meltdown in U.S. stock markets on Wednesday, when the Dow fell 3.2% and the S&P shed 3.3%, made it clear that investors aren’t just worried about emerging markets.
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The iShares EM Fund (EEM) has climbed back atop both its 25- and 50-day moving Buy signal from the Cabot Emerging Markets Timer.
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