Monday, 14 September 2026
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In the first half of 2026, iron ore production in India showed rapid growth, rising by 17% compared with the same period last year to 184 million tonnes. This is according to data from BigMint.
UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025, unrevised from the first estimate.
China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th consecutive month in July, signaling that policymakers remain reluctant to deploy broad-based monetary stimulus even as economic growth …
A data-driven snapshot of how Euronext-listed companies are advancing their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
From America’s founding to GDX’s 20th anniversary, gold has remained a constant store of value, and VanEck has helped investors access it for nearly 60 years.
I have a lot of short conversations about dividend stocks. They go something like this:
In this month’s View From the EDGE® Chief Investment Strategist Fritz Folts and Deputy CIO Eric Biegeleisen present our latest outlook for the global capital markets. A printable summary is available on our website, or …
The yield on the 10-year note finished July 17, 2026 at 4.55% while the 2-year note ended at 4.18%.
Those who have been keeping an eye on geopolitical developments likely know that rare earths are an increasingly valuable resource for both China and Western countries. After all, tensions continue to escalate on this f…
MEXICO CITY, July 17 (Reuters) - The World Cup left stadiums packed and millions of fans euphoric in Mexico, but failed to lift a sluggish economy weighed down by weak investment and uncertainty over the upcoming rev…
Markets are embracing the idea that we are in an AI supercycle. Investors are betting on a multi-decade technological shift, similar to the internet, that will transform industries, computing, and infrastructure. And si…
The index is currently sitting 0.5% below its record close reached on June 2nd, 2026. The table below summarizes the number of record highs reached each year dating back to 2013.
Fidelity has put together a strong 12-month stretch of asset gathering. An impressive $35 billion recently flowed into the Fidelity ETF lineup. The three most popular Fidelity ETFs over the past year were active. Howeve…
With well over 170 ETFs on the market covering diverse investment strategies, State Street offers a prime window into which funds — and market trends — are leading the pack in the near term.
Real estate investment trusts are in the middle of a rebound. The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index returned 14.9% through mid-year 2026, outperforming the Russell 1000 by 4.6 percentage points, according to Nareit.
U.S. factory production held steady in June, according to a Federal Reserve report cited by Reuters on July 17, 2026. The flat reading followed an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in May, while economists had anticipated a 0.…
Total housing starts fell 4.6% m/m in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.246 million units—below expectations—following a 1.2% increase to 1.306 million in September and a 9.1% drop to 1.291 million in Au…
Second-quarter earnings season is ramping up with the third week of July slated to bring some high-profile reports, including one from Elon Musk’s Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). The electric vehicle giant is scheduled to deliver i…
Considering how complex the macroeconomic picture has become this year, advisors and investors may want to consider any and all portfolio tools available to them. This certainly includes their approach to fixed income e…
Health stocks had a strong week, with some big firms seeing drugs approved. Eli Lilly (LLY) reportedly neared an agreement to acquire a psychedelics company. United Health Group (UNH) produced a massive earnings beat, a…
When it comes to broad international equities exposure, the sum of the parts is traditionally greater than the whole. Today, however, single-country exposure is also proving that individual parts can deliver a whole lot…
Healthcare stocks have boosted the ETF space in recent weeks. Despite some potential headwinds, the sector and its related thematic ETFs, like active healthcare ETF TMED, have performed. TMED spiked in June specifically…
Romania's annual inflation rate slowed slightly to 10.4% in June from 10.9% in May, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Monday, July 13. Services recorded the steepest annual pri…
War has erased Iran’s already weak growth prospects. The economy shrinks as prices rise at one of the region’s fastest rates, forcing households to bear war, sanctions and years of economic mismanagement through fewer j…