WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund ETF News

Currency-hedged ETFs are making a comeback due to the shift in monetary policy around the world that has brought volatility to foreign-exchange markets.

The minutes of the ECB's September meeting delivered a couple of interesting insights. Though quantitative tightening currently looks unlikely, it will come eventually.

International allocations face many headwinds in 2022, including a strong U.S. dollar and rising geopolitical tensions. However, many investors are doubling down on their risk by investing in unhedged

Performance is outstripping unhedged peers.

We think the energy crisis will spur a recession in Europe. The ECB is trying to fight inflation without recognizing the costs.

Smart Beta ETF report for HEDJ

The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.6 in August, down from 49.8 and further beneath the 50.0 mark that separates growth from contraction. Weak demand and efforts to reduce high invent

High inflation and low unemployment will push up wage growth in 2022 and 2023. At the same time, labour productivity growth is expected to come down significantly.

The credit cocktail has changed after the European Central Bank announced a 50bp rate hike. Thus, we conclude credit is now looking more attractive due to lower rates and the value priced in.

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates by 50 bps to 0.5% (more than expected).

Europe is facing the risk of an energy shock-driven recession and periphery stress. That's why we think the ECB will stop hiking earlier than the Fed.

The market now has more than a 50% probability attached to a 100bp hike from the Fed in July. We think this is overdone, and we think the bond market agrees with us.

Smart Beta ETF report for HEDJ

European debt ratios have barely budged since 2012. Some Eurozone countries, including Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain have spent the past decade deleveraging and their debt ratios have

The reason for the new concern over another euro crisis is clear: the ECB's announcement of normalising monetary policy; i.e., the end of negative interest rates, a potential further series of policy