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By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy Brazil maintained the same pace of rate hikes (75bps) and guidance. Turkey remained on hold with a seemingly hawkish statement – but is it just lip service? “More of the same” – The Brazilian central bank continued to frontload rate hikes, maintaining the same pace (75bps), [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

 In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with John Kartsonas , Managing Partner, Breakwave Advisors, about the shipping industry and the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY), which is the best performing ETF year-to-date.Container shipping rates have more than tripled over t

If you were hoping to visit the Eiffel Tower or Colosseum this summer, you may be in luck. European Commission officials proposed on Monday that member European Union (EU) states should start allowing fully vaccinated foreigners to enter for “non-essential reasons.” For months now, I’ve been saying that the EU represents the next leg in the recovery [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Behind the Markets, a podcast brought to you by Jeremy Schwartz, WisdomTree Global Head of Research, we talk to market strategists, business executives and financial advisors about important trends underpinning the financial markets.  In this episode, Jeremy talks to Sailesh Radha, co-founder and chief investment strategist of Borealis Global Advisory, and Drew Edwards, head [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Jared Dillian Funny how things change. If you go back to 2015–2017, the biggest fad in finance was to open an account at Vanguard. com, throw a few thousand bucks in it, and stick it in index funds. This is how Vanguard accumulated many trillions of assets very rapidly. Vanguard’s assets under management are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Friday, VanEck filed for the first ethereum ETF in the U.S., a companion application to their bitcoin ETF filing currently under review by the SEC. That application, whose ruling has been pushed back until June at the latest, is one of 8 total bitcoin ETFs before the Committee. See also: The Race to the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to aggravate in some parts of the globe. This has led to efforts from different nations to fill in the coronavirus vaccine supply gap between wealthier and poorer nations. In this regard, the Biden administration recently informed about supporti

In trading on Friday, shares of the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (Symbol: EMLC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $31.76, changing hands as high as $31.86 per share. J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond shares are currently trading up about 0.9% on the day.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that climate change poses a risk to financial stability and could affect monetary policy. ”(It) is pretty obvious, climate change will have — has already — an impact on price stability, whether you look at climate related events, whether you look at particularly exposed areas, prices will be [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Value investing is seeing growing popularity in 2021. Investors are upbeat about accelerated coronavirus vaccine rollout, introduction of another round of fiscal stimulus and the reopening of U.S. economy, which may lead to faster U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic-led econ

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, billionaire investor Sam Zell revealed that he has purchased gold, despite decades of vocally criticizing investors purchasing gold as an inflation hedge. “It feels very funny because I’ve spent my career talking about why would you want to own gold? It has no income; it costs to store. And yet, when [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The recent decision by the Federal Reserve to keep rates steady did little to quell inflation fears, warranting the help of assets like the Invesco PureBeta 0-5 Yr US TIPS ETF (PBTP). While the economy continues the healing process, the recurring sentiment is that prices for consumer goods and services will push higher. As mentioned, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Shares of Lyft LYFT and Uber UBER have been falling in recent trading after Biden Administration’s Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said in a recent interview that most U.S. gig workers should be considered as employees and receive related benefits. This was against a Trump-era

As is being widely noted, plenty of individual equities are benefiting from expectations that President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package, even if it’s trimmed, will make it to the political finish line. Like any other investing scenario with political implications, stock-picking based on infrastructure efforts can be tricky. For many investors, a broad-based approach can [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Federal Reserve’s benchmark lending rate is at historic lows, but 10-year Treasury yields are rising. In other words, the going is rough for advisors looking to generate income for clients. That’s a reminder that many of the traditional backstops of income investing are facing challenges today. Alternative income strategies can ameliorate that scenario, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A large miss on job creation brought unemployment up for the first time in 13 months, but every stock sector was positive in April, and Powell reiterated his view that inflation will be a “transitory” event. These and other economic topics are examined in April’s edition of Julex’s Monthly Macro Chart Book. Click here to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 397,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 41,000. Shares of ERTH were up about 1.1% on the day.

In trading on Friday, the Invesco Dynamic Software ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Pubmatic, up about 15.4% and shares of Roku, up about 13% on the day.

The stock market has been hovering around record highs on improving economic conditions. This is easily indicated by the latest bouts of data, which shows that the economy is well recovering and booming. The U.S. GDP grew 6.4% annually in the first quarter, representing the secon

Public work is a different ballgame, but in the private sector, defined benefit pensions have largely been replaced by 401(k) plans. However, there’s still a massive amount of pension liabilities floating around in the market, and with mass retirement setting in, how those funds are managed can affect retirees everywhere – regardless of work history. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.