CNN: Recession in Italy fuels global slowdown fears

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Sergey Savastiouk

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Jan 31, 2019

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CNN: Recession in Italy fuels global slowdown fears

A recession in Italy and weak growth across Europe could force the European Central Bank to rule out interest rate hikes this year.

Italy slipped into recession in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data published Thursday. The countries using the euro currency collectively generated annual growth of just 1.2% during the final three months of the year, down from 1.6% in the previous quarter. READ MORE...

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EWI sees MACD Histogram crosses below signal line

EWI saw its Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) turn negative on July 16, 2026. This is a bearish signal that suggests the stock could decline going forward. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 46 instances where the indicator turned negative. In of the 46 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a downward move at .

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Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In of 62 cases where EWI's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on July 23, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on EWI as a result. In of 73 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where EWI declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Bullish Trend Analysis

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where EWI advanced for three days, in of 338 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 351 cases where EWI Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the equity market in Italy. The fund is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares MSCI Italy ETF ETF is 18.87B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 348.67K to 65.5B. RACE holds the highest valuation in this group at 65.5B. The lowest valued company is NEXI at 348.67K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI Italy ETF ETF was -1%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 11%. TEN experienced the highest price growth at 3%, while SRG experienced the biggest fall at -12%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI Italy ETF ETF was -3%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -27% and the average quarterly volume growth was 11%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 58

P/E Growth Rating: 67

Price Growth Rating: 54

SMR Rating: 50

Profit Risk Rating: 57

Seasonality Score: 51 (-100 ... +100)

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