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Artificial intelligence and the subsequent data center boom are the primary contributors to the nuclear energy renaissance and investors’ newfound enthusiasm for nuclear equities and ETFs. Those ETFs include the ALPS Na…
Halfway through the year, the U.S. equity market performance is broadening. That said, market concentration remains incredibly high, while equity and bond correlations sit in positive territory — conditions that scream …
Israel’s economy slumped in the first quarter of the year when the fallout of the war with Iran imposed security-related shutdowns on businesses for more than a month.
The UK economy returned to growth in May, but the fallout of the Iran war continues to hamper businesses and consumers, leading one expert to note Andy Burnham will inherit an economy which is “not the G7 laggard that m…
June brought a major change to the bond landscape with the arrival of the new Federal Reserve chair. Kevin Warsh, appointed by President Trump, arrived as a new Fed chair. He’s making big changes already, like not submi…
Record ETF inflows and a new fee war in the Nasdaq 100 category were among the highlights on this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, followed by Brian Walsh, head o…
The Port of Los Angeles reported its best June ever for shipping container traffic, an increase in ocean freight that port executives described as a tariff whipsaw effect, with shippers racing to beat President Trump's …
On July 15, Direxion launched the Direxion Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF (SKHL), seeking to replicate double the daily performance of the South Korean semiconductor manufacturers Sk Hynix (SKHY). The fund provides leverage…
Bitcoin miners spent the past decade building out cheap electricity and heavy-duty power infrastructure. Now, some of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world are paying billions of dollars to use…
As longtime advisors and investors know, sometimes it’s not enough to simply keep an eye on what ETFs are currently available on the market. In fact, it’s oftentimes crucial to monitor the funds that are being filed as …
Assets in the T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (THYF) have grown to $845.6 million, according to ETF Database, as the fund leans into a high yield bond market that its managers describe as structurally stronger than it…
Ever since tensions ratcheted up in the Middle East earlier this year, inflation has resurfaced as a primary concern for advisors and investors alike. As such, every monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is highly a…
As we move into the summer months, the U.S. economy and financial markets continue to demonstrate resilience. Corporate earnings have generally exceeded expectations, consumer spending remains healthy, and ongoing inves…
The race to zero defined a generation of product strategy, and index funds built on dirt-cheap beta became the dominant force in asset management. That playbook still works, but it no longer tells the whole story.
Canada’s housing market is showing growing signs of recovery following a challenging winter and spring amid high economic uncertainty from the global trade war.
Norges Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.5% at its meeting on 18 September. Based on the Committee’s current assessment of the outlook, the policy ra…
Trade tariffs and related uncertainty contributed to strong fluctuations in economic activity during the first half of 2025, with frontloading of activity, especially in Ireland. The unwinding of these factors in the se…
The miss against forecasts underscores how the Iran-linked oil shock is now compounding, rather than merely coinciding with, China's long-running property downturn, adding a fresh external drag to an already unbalanced …
China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter, keeping the country on track to meet its full-year target of 5% and easing some pressure on policymakers to step up stimulus to underpin growth.
In our view, the second quarter was defined by strong but uneven US equity performance. The S&P 500 delivered a solid rebound in April, posting its best monthly gain since November 2020 and moving to fresh record highs …
The once obscure CLO ETF market has officially broken out of its niche shell and entered a new phase of growth. Heading into 2026, total global assets quickly topped $35 billion and have now surged past the $50 billion …
Fixed income ETFs now command trillions in assets and trade with equity-like immediacy. These wrappers let investors move in and out of diversified bond exposure in a single click, at a visible price, throughout the day…
State Street Investment Management is turning positive on healthcare stocks after nearly a year of caution. The firm’s Q3 2026 sector outlook upgraded healthcare from neutral to positive. That marks the sector’s return …
The U.S. fixed income market experienced a resurgence in investor attention last week, reaching levels not seen since early January, as tracked by VettaFi’s Investor Behavior Intelligence (IBI) platform. The sector has …
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