Monday, 14 September 2026
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NEW DELHI, June 8 (Reuters) - India is pushing for preferential new tariffs from the United States as part of talks to finalise an interim trade deal with Washington, an Indian trade official said on Monday.
Welcome to Trends with Benefits, the podcast that gives you an insider’s edge into finance, tech, and investing. Hosted by Ed Lopez, VanEck’s Head of Product Management. Explore why the S&P may be mispricing geopolitica…
Instead, I sat at Otto’s Pub and Brewery in State College, PA, with my gluten free Beef on Weck and birch beer float. I would easily argue that my meal celebrates American culture, but it’s not the gold standard for the…
The artificial intelligence (AI) sector experienced an important shift this week, as OpenAI released its highly anticipated GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, and Luna) alongside its brand-new enterprise application, ChatGPT W…
The yield on the 10-year note finished July 10, 2026 at 4.56% while the 2-year note ended at 4.21%.
Bitcoin is trading around $64,085, up about 3.3% for the month. Even as a hawkish Federal Reserve and renewed Middle East tensions keep markets on edge, the waters are steadily calming for the premier cryptocurrency.
If there’s any bond category that’s really intriguing right now, it might be corporate bonds. The 2026 bond landscape faces some intriguing shifts as interest rates face growing structural inflation.
It’s well known at this point that the United States, among other countries, is looking to amp up its domestic supply chain when it comes to rare earth materials. Of course, this is playing out because China holds such …
Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) has signed a definitive contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a notable update for the entire nuclear industry. Originally selected earlier this year for a $900 million award, the …
In the current higher-for-longer interest rate regime, more fixed income investors are seeking alternate paths to diversify their income sources. One option that may not have yet considered is private credit or more spe…
Sam Azzarello: What's next for markets and the global economy after a year defined by escalating tariffs, persistent geopolitical tensions, and the rise of artificial intelligence across industries?
The June jobs report took the pressure off an immediate July rate hike. Payrolls came in soft at +57,000, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2% on a lower participation rate, which fell to 61.5%. Market-implie…
Trends in the wealth management industry continue to tip the scales in favor of ETFs. Retail capital continues to desert traditional investment vehicles in favor of more modern structures. More specifically, outflows fr…
Spot bitcoin ETFs are in the middle of their longest outflow run on record: roughly $8B has left the category over eight straight weeks.¹ For allocators, that is the headline risk signal right now, more than any single …
The Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates in the second half of 2026 appear very much up in the air. That said, advisors and fixed income investors may want to renew their focus on short duration bonds and related …
After three consecutive months of deterioration, June brought a slight turnaround in production volumes. However, the overall trend remains unfavourable, and the medium-term outlook is becoming increasingly challenging
Table 2 (below) shows US sector performance. Technology was the leader by a wide margin, after posting close to a double-digit negative return last quarter. As we discussed in our most recent earnings recap, Technology …
The war in Ukraine stands as confirmation that drone technology is a key element in the future of warfare. Obviously, peace is preferable, but a moving target. In the meantime, drones are increasingly prominent parts of…
Specifically, Chair Warsh said that “financial markets perform best when they react to incoming data. I think the financial markets work less efficiently when they ask a question. How will the Federal Reserve react to t…
At its meeting on 11 September 2025, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Inflation is currently at around the 2% medium-term target and the Governing Council’s assessment of…
Lately, the land of the rising sun has been the land of the falling yen. While single-country equity exposure to Japan has provided investors with relative outperformance year-to-date (YTD), they appear to be better off…
Traditionally speaking, folks that have looked to tap into innovation in the AI space have done so through tech exposure, particularly with mega-cap names. This is not a surprise, considering the interplay between these…
Don’t approach them with a legal eye. Leave that to your attorney. Instead, read them with a much simpler question in mind:
Investors are just a few weeks removed from digesting the SpaceX (SPCX) initial public offering (IPO), but another big IPO is coming on Friday, July 10, in the form of South Korean memory semiconductor giant SK Hynix.