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…
Biotechnology stocks are showing signs of a renewed recovery, supported by a pickup in pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions and investor interest in drug development pipelines. Key Takeaways: Big pharma acquisitions …
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…
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
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 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 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 …
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…
VettaFi recently sat down with Range Fund Holdings Founder Tim Rotolo to analyze the nuclear sector outlook, discussing recent headwinds, why he views 2026 as a “year of digestion rather than deterioration,” and where t…
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…
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…
China and the European Union have reached a deal that could cut Chinese exports of hybrid cars to the bloc by more than half, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said yesterday (9 October) after talks in Beijing …
Nifty Bank: Banking sector index Nifty Bank witnessed a fresh milestone on Wednesday, November 19, as it climbed to a record high, crossing the 59,200 mark for the first time. The index touched 59,264.25 in intraday tra…
For investors navigating a changing rate environment, derivative income strategies remain a compelling tool for generating alternative cash flows beyond standard fixed income. The Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Cove…
Digital asset fund flows across all issuers lost momentum this week, a marked slowdown after US$11.1B of inflows since mid-July. Much of that earlier demand appears to have reflected investors buying at depressed valuat…
Global economic growth is expected to slow to 2.6% in 2026 from 2.9% last year as the energy shock triggered by the crisis in the Middle East puts pressure on the world economy, the United Nations trade and development …
Advisors choosing between two similar ETFs often let the lower expense ratio decide, but that fee says little about a fund’s liquidity. It may not even point to the cheaper fund to own, according to State Street Investm…
Energy has been the strongest corner of State Street Investment Management’s premium income ETF lineup this year. Shares of the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF (XLEI) are up 32.7% so far in 202…
September saw the influx of dollars into U.S. ETFs continue, despite the fact that the year had already surpassed the record level seen in all of 2025, with another three months yet to go for 2026. With $1.5 trillion in…
