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Russia: A Cathartic Moment for Emerging Markets?
While most commentators and investors are of the view that Russia’s actions have worsened investor perceptions about emerging markets, I argue that this could very well be the low that could force governments and companies in emerging markets to make meaningful changes.
Global Economic Overview: December 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
While the developed economies remain fairly resilient, economic data from the emerging countries have turned more subdued recently. Export gains remain restricted as global demand is yet to see sustained revival, despite relatively brighter consumer sentiment in the developed countries. Continued weakness in energy and commodity prices is likely to keep Brazil and Russia in recession in 2016, while also hurting the growth prospects of most countries in Latin America, including Mexico.
International Equity Commentary: December 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices saw a modest correction in December as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its first rate hike in several years and indicated further increases in 2016. U.S. economic growth for the third quarter was revised higher and the strong labor market gains suggested that the expansion could continue.
Emerging Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update - October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Among the outperformers, India clung to its top position on the list of the world’s fastest growing large economies while the Philippines remained on track to be one of Asia’s fastest growing economies in 2015.
Developed Europe: Economy Trends Update October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The 19-country Euro-zone, which forms a substantial part of the Developed Europe region under our coverage, lost a bit of its growth momentum during the third quarter, signaling that the slowdown in the developing world is likely taking a toll on the export-focused single-currency bloc.
Developed Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update - October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Thomas White International seeks superior performance by identifying undervalued securities in the U.S. and nearly 45 markets worldwide. Its flagship product is the Thomas White International Fund (TWWDX).
Middle East/Africa: Economy Trends Update -- October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The three months from July to October turned out to be a reasonably good period for the five economies we cover in the Middle East and Africa region. Although the largest among these economies, South Africa, remained beleaguered by a range of external and domestic problems, there were signs that the country coped well with its difficulties. Israel recorded robust growth after staying depressed for much of the first half of this year while Egypt took further steps to reform its economy.
Global Economic Overview: November 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The upward revision in third quarter U.S. economic growth and buoyant consumer sentiment supports a more stable global economic outlook for the next few quarters. Consumer optimism also remains healthy in Europe, though the Euro-zone economy expanded less than expected during the third quarter. The Japanese economy declined during the July-September period, according to initial estimates, but the data could be revised higher as capital investments for the period were greater than initially calculated.
International Equity Commentary: October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices rebounded strongly during the month of October as fears about a further growth slowdown in China faded and the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared willing to delay its rate hike until early next year. While exports from the country remain weak, domestic demand in China has so far remained resilient.
Americas: Economy Trends Update October 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The fall in energy and commodity prices continues to drive the divergent economic trends in the U.S. and other countries in the region. While the low fuel costs have supported the ongoing healthy U.S. economic expansion, the resource exporting countries in the region continue to struggle. Brazil remains in an economic recession even as political controversies have worsened the outlook for the country. The recent downgrades by the credit rating agencies have led to significant capital outflows from Brazil, making it difficult for domestic corporations to finance growth.
Emerging Markets Equity Commentary: September 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging market equity prices declined further in September, as fears about slower global economic growth persisted. External trade data from China was weaker than expected and accentuated investor concerns that the world’s second largest economy could miss current growth targets. Nevertheless, retail sales in China continued to expand at a healthy pace in August as the central bank’s interest rate cuts and other policy measures lifted domestic consumer sentiment.
Middle-East / Africa: Economy Trends Update: July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
During the second quarter and July, the countries under our coverage in the Middle East and Africa region continued to battle global macroeconomic problems and, in some cases, hurdles specific to their own economies. The largest among these countries, resource-rich South Africa, struggled to boost growth amid the downturn in the global commodities market and a power shortage at home.
Portfolio Strategy: China September 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The current global market volatility has made some investors skittish and, presumably, many are contemplating curtailing the equity exposure in their portfolios. But before throwing in the towel, they will do well to ask themselves: Who is buying all the stocks amid this selloff?
Developed Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
After a slump in consumer spending had raised concerns of an economic slowdown in Japan recently, there was a welcome uptick in indicators such as manufacturing activity and exports. However, slowing growth in China, a major trading partner, is widely expected to have a bearing on the economy in the near future. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged in its recent review as expected, thanks to subdued inflation, a stabilizing job market, and early signs of a pick-up in business investment.
Emerging Markets Equity Commentary: July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging market equity prices declined further in July, as concerns about slower growth in China as well as lower energy and commodity prices hurt investor optimism. Chinese equity markets, which had seen significant gains over the last one year, corrected despite the government’s efforts to stabilize the market.
Global Economic Overview: July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
While some of the emerging economies continue to face slow growth from lower commodity exports, the outlook for most developed economies has brightened in recent months. The U.S. slowdown during the first half of this year was not as bad as thought earlier, while economic trends from the Eurozone remain stable. Helped by sustained labor market gains, U.S. consumer sentiment is picking up again and should help aggregate growth during the second half of the year.
International Equity Commentary: July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices were mostly unchanged during the month of July as gains in Europe were offset by losses in Asia and select other markets such as Canada. Further improvement in economic trends from the Euro-zone and the tentative agreement to provide additional financial support to Greece brightened investor sentiment in the region.
Emerging Europe: Economy Trends Update July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The resolution of the Greek imbroglio dominated the news during the quarter, highlighting the crisis of confidence for the Euro-zone. The resolution of the Greek crisis and its third bailout deal is beneficial for countries such as Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, which depend on the euro-zone for most of their exports. Meanwhile, big oil exporter Russia benefited during the second quarter as energy prices increased moderately despite the Ukraine crisis and the ongoing economic sanctions that continue to cloud the outlook for the economy.
Americas: Economy Trends Update -- July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Even as the U.S. is recovering from stagnant growth during the initial months of the year, most other economies in the Americas region are struggling with slow growth. Prices of oil and other commodities have dipped again after a short recovery, restricting the ability of governments to increase spending. Many countries in the region depend on revenues from exports of energy and other commodities for financing a substantial part of their budgets.
China: Are You Missing The Opportunities In The Market Noise?
by Team of Thomas White International,
In March, spring was upon the Chinese equity markets — they soared with the promise of a summer of good cheer and bounty. But come June, the markets plunged, just as dramatically as they had surged less than two months back. And now, with the sell-off continuing, many investors are wondering if it is indeed the beginning of a long period of hibernation for Chinese stocks.
Mid-Year Market Outlook - July 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
At the end of 2014, “why international?” was the prevailing investor sentiment. After all, foreign stocks had lagged U.S. equities yet again, underperforming four out of the five years between 2010 and 2014. The consensus outlook was that U.S. markets would outperform their foreign peers in any case, and so, would it really serve any purpose to hold international equities in a portfolio? Many investors followed the crowd.
Global Review and Equity Commentary: May 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The decline in U.S. economic activity during the first quarter was more than earlier estimates, and appears to have weakened business sentiment in other parts of the world. Most of the fall in U.S. aggregate output was due to temporary factors such as adverse weather and port disruptions that led to delayed export shipments. The stronger dollar also reduced the earnings growth of large U.S. corporations with a global footprint.
Developed Europe: Economy Trends Update April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
After ending the year 2014 on a positive note, the Developed Europe economies gained further momentum in the early months of 2015. Between January and March, the region’s 19-country single currency bloc, the Euro-zone, expanded its GDP 0.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014 and 1 percent from the year-ago period, recording its fastest pace of growth in nearly two years. Economists and commentators though had expected GDP to increase 0.5 percent for the quarter and 1.1 percent on an annual basis.
Emerging Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update -- April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
During the first quarter, news from emerging Asia was dominated by the deep slowdown in China and its adverse impact on a host of other Asian economies, such as South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan. In other developments, India grew faster than China, Korea saw a large decline in its exports, and Indonesia struggled to jumpstart its economy.
Middle East/Africa: Economy Trends Update -- April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The five economies under our coverage in the Middle East and Africa region did not see any noteworthy change in their economic situations during early 2015. Soon after overcoming a long phase of industrial unrest, South Arica faced another crisis in the form of a massive power shortage. The Israeli economy slowed to a more modest pace of growth after its surge in the previous quarter while Egypt continued to benefit from low oil prices and reform initiatives by its government.
Global Review and Equity Commentary: April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
As expected, the global economy slowed during the first quarter but should gain momentum in the coming months. The U.S. economy almost came to a standstill during the first three months of the year as adverse winter weather limited activity. Consumer spending moderated and construction activity slowed, while lower oil prices discouraged businesses in that sector from capital investments. The stronger dollar and labor disputes at some of the seaports limited export gains, and led to a widening of the U.S. trade deficit.
Developed Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Though Japanese exports exceeded imports in March 2015, weak domestic spending appears to have impacted the country’s nascent economic recovery. Wage growth needs to trickle down to workers employed in smaller Japanese firms, which would also push up inflation. Thankfully, the Bank of Japan has said it will hold its stimulus program in place until economic growth picks up pace.
Global Economic Overview and Equity Commentaries: March 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The global economy is facing subdued growth in the short term, as adverse weather and a stronger currency have slowed the pace of U.S. expansion. Unusually severe winter weather on the U.S. East coast restricted business and consumer activity during the first three months of the year.
Americas: Economy Trends Update - April 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Lower oil and commodity prices as well as changes in currency rates continue to be the main drivers of economic trends in the Americas. The weak export outlook for energy and commodities have hurt the prospects of large economies such as Brazil, which is expected to see a decline in economic output this year.
Time to Love Emerging Markets Again?
45-year industry veteran, Tom White, CIO of Thomas White International, returns to offer his thoughts on what he feels are the most promising emerging markets for this year and beyond. He also explains why investors worried about a repeat of the ‘2013 taper tantrum’ may be missing the big picture.
International Equity Commentary: February 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices gained during February on expectations that the central banks in Europe and Japan would continue their quantitative easing programs, while the U.S. Federal Reserve could possibly delay its interest rate hikes. At the same time, economic trends from most major economies remained relatively stable. After two quarters of robust gains, the U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace during the fourth quarter of 2014, as expected.
Emerging Markets Equity Commentary: February 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging Market Equities
Emerging market equity prices advanced during the month of February on signs of improvement in global economic trends as well as expectations about quantitative easing in Europe and Japan. Encouraged by reduced inflation risks after the oil price decline, some of the emerging market central banks have also lowered interest rates in recent months.
Global Economic Overview: February 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
The global economic outlook improved in February, helped by encouraging data from some of the largest countries as well as supportive monetary policy measures. Monthly job additions in the U.S. exceeded expectations in February, continuing the robust trend from last year. Though wages are yet to see meaningful growth, the strengthening labor market should help the U.S. economy sustain the current pace of expansion.
International Equity Commentary: January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices were mostly unchanged during January as gains in both developed and emerging Asian markets were offset by weakness in Canada and select markets in Europe. Investors turned more cautious after the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank lowered their global growth forecasts for the current year, contrary to expectations.
Global Economic Overview: January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Concerns about the sharp fall in capital investments and earnings growth in select sectors resulting from lower oil prices continue to cloud the global economic outlook. While the decline in fuel prices is revitalizing consumer spending across all the major countries, the energy and mining sectors have already started curtailing their capital outlays.
Emerging Markets Equity Commentary: January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging market equity prices outperformed in January on expectations that economic conditions in large Asian countries such as China and India could brighten this year. Fourth quarter GDP growth in China met expectations, helped by higher industrial production and consumer spending.
Developed Asia Pacific: Economy Trends Update January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Japan, the biggest of the developed economies in the region, stands to benefit from cheaper oil as it should boost domestic demand and help some of the country’s key industries reduce costs. Still, the bigger advantage for the country seems to be the re-election of Prime Minister Abe, which has ensured continuity of the fiscal and monetary policies pursued by the government for the last two years.
Middle East/Africa: Economy Trends Update January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
This year likely promises mixed prospects for the Middle East and Africa. Among the five economies under our coverage in this region, oil exporters U.A.E. and Qatar are expected to remain under pressure amid the oil price slump. On the other hand, oil-importing South Africa will probably benefit from the downtrend in oil prices as a potential rise in domestic consumption should help the beleaguered economy deal with its various problems.
Brighter Days Ahead for the Global Economy?
by Team of Thomas White International,
After seven years of uneven growth trends following the 2008 financial crisis, we believe the global economy is likely to see a moderate acceleration in 2015. While several risks remain, we are reasonably confident that there are now enough growth drivers in place to help most major economies advance.
International Equity Commentary: December 2014
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices corrected during the month as fears about the negative economic and political fallout of the steep drop in oil prices on energy producing countries unnerved investors. Brent crude oil prices fell to a six-year low during the month, a decline of more than 50 percent in four months.
Emerging Europe: Economy Trends Update -- January 2015
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging European economies witnessed renewed volatility as the New Year unfolded. Russia, the largest of the economies covered in this review, appeared particularly vulnerable as President Putin has not yielded his stance on Ukraine despite the damage inflicted to his country by the Western sanctions and plunging oil prices.
Global Economic Overview: November 2014
by Team of Thomas White International,
Lower energy prices continued to brighten the global economic growth outlook, though some of the recent data trends have been less cheerful. Crude oil prices have slipped to their lowest level since 2010, and the steep fall has the potential to significantly alter global growth patterns next year.
Emerging Markets Equity Commentary: November 2014
by Team of Thomas White International,
Emerging market equity prices saw a moderate correction during the month as markets in Latin America and Europe slipped. Countries where exports are dominated by energy and commodities saw the worst declines as oil prices continued to tumble.
International Equity Commentary: November 2014
by Team of Thomas White International,
International equity prices saw modest gains during the month of November, helped by hopes of additional quantitative stimulus measures from the European Central Bank (ECB) as well as more robust U.S. economic data.
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