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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

EWU tracks a market cap-weighted index of British companies. It covers the top 85% of British companies by market cap.

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI United Kingdom ETF

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By the start of September, the FTSE All-Share had produced a total return of 12.4%, which is well above its average return of around 7%.

Reviewing My Dividend Stocks Portfolio: Q3 2021

Despite strong gains, the combination of a solid earnings and dividend recovery and much stronger rallies across global markets suggests the iShares MSCI U.K. ETF is priced for major outperformance. The EWU is deeply undervalued relative to its peers in terms of price to forward earnings estimates, while the dividend yield is substantially higher.

EWU: High Dividend Yield Contrasts With Record Low U.K. Bond Yields

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iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap ETF

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust

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We believe that U.K. interest rates and the British pound will move higher in the next few months as a recent soft patch in data dissipates. The savings rate continues to be elevated and consumer balance sheets are in good condition due to the furlough scheme.

U.K. Interest Rates And Currency

The U.K. is opening up to international travel, and the public has some of the highest vaccination rates in the world. These are bullish signals. EWU remains cheaper than SPY, as the British large-cap index holds sectors that are less frothy than sectors like Tech and Consumer Discretionary, which dominate U.S. indexes.

EWU: The U.K. Has A Few Things Going For It

Analysis of the replies provided by those manufacturers reporting lower production volumes in July highlights a growing impact of COVID-19 and staff shortages, though material shortages remain the most common cause of lost output. The proportion blaming lost output on COVID-19 in general jumped from 7% in June to 16% in July, with companies often citing the rise in infection numbers associated with the Delta variant.

U.K. Manufacturing Output Hit As Covid Wave Limits Staff And Component Availability

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iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

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First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

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Pacer Trendpilot European Index ETF

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ProShares Ultra FTSE Europe

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

One of the positive surprises about last year's recession is how little damage it inflicted on average household and corporate balance sheets in Europe. European household balance sheets also improved in aggregate in 2020, despite higher unemployment and shorter working hours. People stayed home more and spent less, while policy measures supported their income.

The Resilience Of Private Balance Sheets In Europe During COVID-19

The UK's record economic growth spurt continued in June, according to the latest flash PMI data from IHS Markit and CIPS. The impressive June reading means the average growth seen in the second quarter has been the highest yet recorded by the survey.

Flash U.K. PMI Holds Close To Record High In June As Economy Booms

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SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF

Since the beginning of the year, the ECB has stepped up the pace of its bond buying to around €80 billion per month over the past quarter and said it would continue to buy at an accelerated rate as conditions warrant.

European Fixed Income Finds Central Bank Support

United Kingdom country-specific exchange traded funds are rallying as Britain's economy reopens and tries to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEArca: EWU) has increased 15.8% year-to-date and advanced 26.8% over the past year, trading above its pre-pandemic levels.

United Kingdom ETFs Are Riding the Re-Opening Momentum

Despite a 76% total return gain since we initially went long at the March 2020 low, the EWU remains one of the most attractive country-specific ETFs globally. The ETF has broken above major down trendline resistance from the 2007 high which is another strong technical signal.

EWU: Remaining Bullish Amid Dividend Recovery

Flash UK composite PMI at record high in May as virus restrictions are lifted.

Flash U.K. PMI Hits Record High In May As Economy Reopens

Quickest rise in permanent placements since October 1997. Vacancy growth bounces back to 23-year high, though demand for retail staff lags behind.

U.K. Hiring Activity At 23-And-A-Half-Year High As Employers Look To Life Post-Lockdown

Brexit followed lengthy and difficult negotiations that resulted in a separation agreement stipulating that the UK would leave the single market and customs union but no tariffs on goods or quotas would be applied. The developments in the first month included some that were better than many expected, while a number of others were negative, including several that are of considerable concern.

The U.K. At Four Months Post-Brexit

UK PMI data show smaller firms hit by slumping exports so far in 2021, contrasting with strong export growth at large firms. Brexit trade barriers seen as key impediment to smaller firms' access to EU market.

Small U.K. Manufacturers Hit By Post-Brexit Slide In Exports

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iShares Silver Trust

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

US economic growth is expected to peak in Q2 2021. Peak growth could lead to peak inflation expectations and peak interest rates.

Peak U.S. Growth - Peak Inflation Expectations - Peak Interest Rates

The British economy grew 1.3% sequentially in the final quarter of 2020, higher than the preliminary estimate of 1%.

Economic Readings Upbeat: Is It Time to Buy UK ETFs?

Total activity expands at sharpest rate for six-and-a-half years. Strong, sustained increase in housebuilding led growth in March.

Construction Output Rebounds At End Of First Quarter

UK PMIs, retail sales and other confidence data suggest that the reopening is boosting activity, but also that consumers and businesses are more optimistic about the durability of the recovery than they were last summer. Collectively, this week's data - from PMIs to retail sales - suggests that the hit to first-quarter GDP from the recent lockdowns has been milder than first thought.

U.K. Data Shows The Economic Winter Is Finally Thawing

We continue to hold outsized long positions in U.K. stocks via the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF due to a combination of strong price action and deeply discounted valuations. Down trendline resistance from the 2018 highs has given way which brings into focus the USD32 area. A break above here would suggest a run at the USD35 area.

EWU: U.K. Stocks Breaking Out

Flash UK composite PMI jumps to 56.6 in March as business activity surges higher. Service sector expands after four months of decline, manufacturing output growth stymied by near-stalled exports and supply delays.

U.K. Flash PMI Signals Strong End To First Quarter For Economy

United Kingdom country-specific exchange traded funds could be picking up speed after the British economy suffered its biggest slump in over three centuries. The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEArca: EWU) has risen 2.8% year-to-date, but has declined 6.4% over the past year.

Britain Suffers Its Worst Economic Contraction in 300 Years

EWU: Lots Of Reasons To Remain Bullish

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

The eurozone economy will continue to be dominated by the coronavirus, much as in 2020. Optimism prevails for the latter part of the year though as vaccinations are expected to boost economic recovery.

COVID-19 And The Eurozone Economies In 2021: Darkest Before Dawn

United Kingdom country-specific exchange traded funds have been outperforming since December as international investors are mollified by developments in the post-Brexit deal with the European Union. Since the late October lows, the currency-focused Invesco Currency Shares British Pound Sterling (NYSEArca: FXB) has increased 5.6% while the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEArca: EWU) has advanced 27.0%.

U.K. ETFs Looking More Attractive Without the Brexit Shadow

Value stocks are likely to gain as economies recover, and those companies represent a big share of the FTSE 100,

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