Monday, 14 September 2026
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The municipal bond landscape continues to receive significant interest in both flows and supply. That, and investors looking to get muni bonds exposure for tax purposes in portfolios, positions them for serious ETF inte…
Despite a disappointing year for gold and silver — the two most widely observed commodities — broader commodity strategies are continuing to deliver for investors.
EU-China relations play a crucial role in the global business landscape. The current circumstances, marked by geopolitical shifts, economic interdependence, and technological competition, contribute to the volatility an…
Crypto has spent more than a decade on the edge of mainstream investing, cast either as a technological revolution or a speculative distraction. According to a new T. Rowe Price research report titled “Crypto edges into…
Germany’s DAX managed gains of 0.15% to 25,817.89, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.33% to 8,479.87, and London’s FTSE 100 lost 0.26% to 10,651.77.
As we cross the halfway mark of 2026, the energy space has already experienced a dramatic shift in the macro landscape. Supply disruptions in the Middle East turned a looming oil supply glut into a severe shortage with …
Inflation in the UK was 2.8% in the year to May, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
In another one of this week’s tests of investor sentiment around artificial intelligence (AI) – and a tentpole one at that — Google’s parent company, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), reports second-quarter results after the cl…
Between April and June 2020, the height of the first national lockdown, GDP fell by a record 19.4% before rebounding 17.6% as the country reopened over the summer.
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CA…
VettaFi’s Midyear Market Outlook symposium Thursday saw industry leaders take on the big questions. Where is the market going? How should investors and advisors navigate uncertainty and potential volatility? Leaders fro…
China Sustains Solid Q1 Growth, but Rebalancing Challenges and Deflationary Pressures Persist
The ETF market saw inflows shift notably this past week, as investors funneled capital toward international valuation gaps and domestic large-cap equities. This, coupled with aggressive buying in the semiconductor secto…
On Monday, July 20, 2026, Harding Loevner announced the debut of the Harding Loevner International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF (LOEV). LOEV marks a significant milestone for the firm, as it’s the first actively …
Historically investors have bought physical commodity ETFs to gain direct exposure to the spot price of real assets. These funds provide a straightforward way to hedge against inflation and market volatility without the…
Jensen Investment Management, a shop focused on quality ETF offerings, has filed for a new index-based quality ETF. The firm, which already offers active funds like the Jensen Quality Growth ETF (JGRW), can now expand i…
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the…
The global push for reliable baseload power is driving rapid development in the advanced reactor market and shining a bright light on nuclear energy supply chains, with key companies hitting major operational and critic…
A handful of key economic data points dropped last week, painting a picture of an economy that is successfully downshifting from its recent inflation peaks even as consumers keep their footing. Between a deceleration in…
Backdrop: When governments need to borrow money to fund expenses, they generally do so by issuing bonds. In the UK, government bonds are known as ‘gilts’. Each gilt will pay a regular amount of interest over the course …
These days, forecasting what the Federal Reserve has in store for interest rates feels like a futile endeavor. Consensus wisdom indicates the central bank is highly unlikely to cut or raise rates this month, but after t…
I have been tracking the ETF industry for a long time. I remember when the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) made history as the very first ETF to hit the $100 billion mark. Since then nearly two dozen have joined SPY. In mi…
Building a portfolio from scratch, or looking to refresh one that needs an overhaul? Core funds provide the bedrock upon which overall portfolios are constructed. Historically, that has meant large, long-term mutual fun…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the approved voluntary agreement that formally establishes the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium under the Defense Production Act (DPA). While the name centers on fuel productio…