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The Fed can stay focused on inflation Despite its recent weak showing, we believe the U.S. labor market remains healthy. Last week’s jobs report caught investors by surprise, with the U.S. economy adding just 29,000 new…
With megacap tech driving extreme market concentration, traditional equity and fixed income portfolios face growing structural challenges. A recent SS&C ALPS Advisors webcast, “Building Resilient Portfolios With Real As…
Healthcare stocks have finally stepped back into the spotlight. After spending much of the past several years in the shadow of technology and AI, the sector has quietly emerged as one of the year’s more compelling comeb…
Big bank earnings season starts Tuesday, and the T. Rowe Price Financials ETF (TFNS) has a lot riding on it. Thirteen of its holdings report from Tuesday through Friday, spanning big banks, asset managers, and insurers.…
Markets are facing a lot right now, from geopolitical risks to inflationary and monetary pressures. A huge bet on AI, meanwhile, looms over the global economy, with countless portfolios massively exposed. For advisors a…
Those who are well-versed in the fixed income market are likely aware of how attractive the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) opportunity set is right now. Key Takeaways: CLOs are currently offering strong potential …
Natural gas production in the U.S. is dominated by the Marcellus and Utica in the northeast and the Permian in West Texas and New Mexico. However, the biggest driver of incremental natural gas production growth is likel…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said the central bank would take its cues from the bond market. One bond manager says that plan backfired quickly. Key Takeaways: Fed officials face a choice between more hikes that cou…
Expanding adoption of the XRP Ledger among major financial firms has fueled speculation from Jake Claver that BlackRock may one day launch an XRP ETF.
For most of the past year, investors have been trying to answer what seems like a fairly straightforward question: How can the stock market continue to rise when interest rates keep moving higher? The conventional answe…
In a recent webcast hosted by TMX VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth, Ari Polychronopoulos, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Indices joined Brent Leadbetter, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Distribution, to address the gro…
Each quarter, SPADE Indexes releases The SPADE Investor, covering trends, statistics, and analysis across the defense, aerospace, national security, and government sectors. The newest edition for 4Q26 was released in Oc…
Invesco Global Head of ETFs & Index Strategies Brian Hartigan was on Bloomberg TV on October 5, where he discussed the growth of the firm’s QQQ Innovation Suite and how it stands out at a time when competitors are launc…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) is widely viewed as a rockets and satellites company. That’s an accurate description. But the company’s longer-ranging AI plans are a source of allure for patient market participants. However, …
Gold has been hamstrung by rising global bond yields. Oil prices are soaring on the back of geopolitical conflicts. Other parts of the commodities complex are thriving, while others have what some experts believe are ex…
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian highlight the three best- and worst-performing CEOs of 2023—and hint at what’s ahead for each of them in the new year.
New Go Global Chapter and Regional Zones Highlight Cooperation Across ASEAN, Central Asia and the Middle East
The yield on the 10-year note finished October 9, 2026 at 5.24% while the 2-year note ended at 4.80%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-recession equity mark…
Earnings season is well and truly here, and with it come myriad opportunities for investors to adapt and reflect. Next week’s earnings calendar has some major highlights, but it may be Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
The ETF arena continues to evolve rapidly, driven by mutual fund conversions, targeted semiconductor supply chain plays, and expanding active management offerings across global equity and income allocations. Key Takeawa…
Fixed income markets around the world have been affected by the global bond sell-off, and that certainly includes the U.S. bond market. Key Takeaways: Fixed income markets around the globe are continuing to be rattled b…
The ETF ecosystem is broad, and growing almost every day. Hundreds of ETFs launch each year, diversifying the options available to investors and advisors. The active ETF part of that ecosystem has contributed massively …
David Marcus, the Lightspark co-founder and chief executive, said Bitcoin’s next wave of growth will come from acting as invisible settlement infrastructure for banks and payment networks. That matters more than consume…
SUMMARY Rising interest rates dampened global stock returns overall. Energy and Technology-related equities led in performance. Rate-sensitive and value-oriented themes struggled. In the third quarter of 2026, we saw eq…
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