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Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household?
Bitcoin’s latest bullish sentiment is being shaped by a powerful macro question: is inflation pressure finally cooling enough to support risk assets again? After a difficult period marked by sticky prices, high interest…
These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.
Small-cap stocks remain the cheapest corner of the U.S. market. That’s true even after posting their best first-half performance in more than three decades, according to Morningstar’s Q3 2026 stock market outlook. Key T…
Financial markets are once again being driven by the same dominant theme: inflation and what it means for Federal Reserve policy. The latest twist in that story comes once again from crude oil, where dramatic price swin…
Reliable distribution growth remains one of the most important tailwinds for midstream MLPs. After all, investors often allocate to this space primarily for its attractive yield and consistent income. Learn more below a…
With oil and gas prices spiking, despite a pledge from Donald Trump to protect tankers making their way through the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint, central bankers and economists have warned that a prolong…
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services (BOP basis) widened to $78.3 billion in July from a slightly downwardly revised $59.1 billion in June (previously -$60.2 billion), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This w…
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?
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…
It is the quiet assumption that because we possess more information, faster communication, and increasingly advanced technology, we must therefore be less vulnerable to the same emotional and collective mistakes that sh…
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
Big Pharma has a $300 billion problem, and biotech developers with promising drugs are becoming the fix. Major drugmakers are spending at a pace not seen since 2019 to replace medicines that will soon lose patent protec…
The World Cup has reached its final four. Spain, France, England, and Argentina will contest some exciting matches this week in advance of the final. Those nations, with the slight adjustment for England, all also can b…
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Vanguard US High-Yield Corporate BD Index ETF (VCHY) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed severa…
For decades, traditional index-based ETFs have served as the low-cost foundational anchor for core allocations, consistently demonstrating that outperforming a broad market index is an uphill battle. Yet, while the vast…
Major equity indexes, including the S&P 500, continue hovering around all-time highs. If advisors and investors are going to quibble about anything, though, it’s that the cap-weighted versions of those gauges aren’t as …
When market volatility catches investors by surprise, it’s imperative to have quality exposure to aid with portfolio stability. With that, employee-owned investment manager Neuberger has expanded its actively managed ET…
It’s one thing to want more tech exposure, but it’s another to get that exposure without overweighting the big names. Whether that’s the Mag 7 or just the AI hyperscalers, most investors are already saturated with big-n…
Navigating the macroeconomic landscape in the first half of 2026 has been a study in contrasts. Markets have marched toward all-time highs even as historic valuation metrics flash warning signs behind the scenes. To hel…
In my former career as a stock research analyst, a unique dynamic always signaled a high-conviction idea. While I sat there building out earnings models and reworking valuation assumptions, the technical analysts would …
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy—written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. Our top story this week is the growing prospect that the Russian economy …
The U.S. nuclear sector is moving beyond discussions about preserving existing reactor capacity. Holtec International (private) recently announced that the restart of a shutdown reactor in Michigan at the Palisades site…
A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.
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