The Australian economy has some good news for investors. Before grappling with issues like bushfires and the coronavirus outbreak, the Australian economy expanded at a better-than-anticipated rate in the fourth quarter of 2019. The economy grew at an upwardly revised 0.6% from t
The coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc globally. Increasing number of infected cases outside mainland China has made it a serious concern to global economic growth. The virus has now spread to around 81 countries and territories around the world, claiming 3,203 lives
For investors looking for momentum, Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF VGLT is probably a suitable pick. The fund just hit a 52-week high — up roughly 33.1% from its 52-week low of $73.31/share.
The coronavirus scare has done what no global economic shock could do to the benchmark U.S. treasury yield. The 10-year Treasury bond yield dropped below 1% for the first time in history on Mar 3 and closed at 1.02%. Though the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy in the past d
Taking investors by a surprise, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates on Mar 3 in order to combat the aggravating coronavirus. The rates were cut by a half percentage point to a target range of 1.00% to 1.25%. Highlighting the severity of the situation, the rate cut h
The Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 718,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 141,000. Shares of MDIV were up about 0.5% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Anthem, up about 13.4% and shares of Humana, up about 12.8% on the day.
The fast spreading coronavirus has sent the world stock market into a tailspin, eventually leading to bloodbath. This is especially true as the deadly virus has sparked concerns about its long-term economic impact on trade, ports, supply chains and consumer confidence. In partic
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (Symbol: EWA) where we have detected an approximate $72.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 5.3% decrease week over wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— Dow Jones— Industrial Average ETF Trust (Symbol: DIA) where we have detected an approximate $103.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.5
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: SPSB) where we have detected an approximate $133.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.0%
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Symbol: IJH) where we have detected an approximate $220.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.5% decrease week o
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the FTEC ETF (Symbol: FTEC) where we have detected an approximate $74.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.2% decrease week over week (from 47,100,00
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLC) where we have detected an approximate $78.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF, where 14,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.2% decrease week over week. Among the largest under
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (Symbol: IWM) where we have detected an approximate $318.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SCHP ETF (Symbol: SCHP) where we have detected an approximate $82.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.9% increase week over week in outstanding u
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $717.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 17.5% increase week
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the USO ETF, which added 13,100,000 units, or a 9.1% increase week over week.
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half-percentage point to the range of 1.00-1.25% to protect the longest ever economic expansion from the rapidly spreading coronavirus. This represents the first emergency rate cut and the biggest one-time cut since 2008 (read: Fed Might