iShares Currency Hedged MSCI United ETF News

The week ending November 3, 2023, saw a good number of new ETFs enter the market as well as several closures. In all, there were 14 new ETFs including launches from Defiance, First Trust, Innovator, R

The UK is a famously - or infamously, depending on the prevailing style - value-driven market. Over five years, the FTSE UK Growth index beats its value equivalent by 27% to 10.1%.

BoE shocks markets by holding off on a rate increase. We believe it is likely we have seen the last rate hike of the cycle.

We're expecting one final rate hike from the Bank of England this week with wage growth and inflation both proving stubborn. Recent comments show the Bank is laying the ground for a pause, and we aren

Private-sector wage growth in the UK barely increased in level terms between June and July, and alternative data from payrolls showed a second consecutive fall in median pay. We still expect a rate hi

High inflation and wage growth should seal the deal on a September rate hike from the Bank of England. Emerging economic weakness suggests the top of the tightening cycle is near, and our base case is

This week saw a total of 17 ETF launches, a major rebound from last week when only six funds debuted and a reversal of the summer trend of fewer launches. ETF closures continued their march forward, w

A repeat 25bp hike is largely priced for September, but markets are also factoring in an almost 20% chance that the Bank of England keeps rates on hold. Investors expect Bank Rate to be just 40 basis

Australia and Canada are experiencing a surge in population growth, while growth rates have slowed substantially in the UK due to post-Brexit frictions. The robust population growth is allowing Austra

While there is some uncertainty around further easing in services inflation as wage pressures remain elevated, we expect inflation pressures to continue to ease in the second half of 2023. At its June

After some unexpectedly strong wage data last week, Wednesday's services inflation data will determine whether the Bank of England implements another aggressive 50bp rate hike in early August. While s

Bond yields jump as they begin to price in more BOE rate hikes, and higher for longer than previously imagined. Core CPI spiked month-to-month by a scary 0.8% in May, which translates into an annualiz

UK GDP fell by 0.3% in March, though prior strength means that the first quarter as a whole came in slightly positive. The data is hard to read right now, amplified by the extra Bank Holiday in May.

A raft of economic data due over the next week may well decide whether the Bank of England hikes rates by another 25 basis points in May. Formally, the Bank has told us that any further tightening cou

Between 2003 and 2009, the domestic sector attracted £10.4bn, while its global equivalent took in just £1.3bn, with the UK ahead in terms of asset gathering for each of these years. UK equity income