Friday, 4 September 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
Since our last ‘Three Tactical Rules’ update on June 9th, the S&P 500 is up less than one percent. The stagnation by the equity index has been due to the cooling of the AI trade. Like the S&P 500, the Three Rules have a…
The AI narrative has moved beyond speculative software to capital-intensive physical infrastructure. With the infrastructure race in full swing, hyperscalers are increasingly investing in the buildout of the compute cap…
Oil markets have entered a period of heightened volatility. Geopolitical tensions, shifting supply expectations, and uncertain demand forecasts continue to weigh on investor sentiment. This environment can make traditio…
Considering that the Federal Reserve has been meeting this week, it’s safe to say that inflation is likely front-and-center on the minds of many advisors and investors. After all, energy prices and supply chain constrai…
ETFs allow investors a plethora of ways to express themselves while also pursuing performance. With each passing year, new ETFs arrive to help investors meet their personal and financial goals. The Defiance Autism Impac…
This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors should understand. We h…
The month following Fed Chair Warsh’s first meeting has seen no shortage of drama, as U.S./Iran hostilities resumed (then paused again), inflation surprised to the downside, and the market ascribed an increasing probabi…
A shrinking pool of stocks is powering most of Wall Street’s gains, making international equities worth a fresh look, according to Thornburg Investment Management. That shift is unfolding in the second half of 2026.
There are some serious opportunities and yields available in corporate bonds right now. For investors, the challenge is how to best access them. Thankfully, ETFs offer a variety of flexible, tradable strategies to help …
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, a choice that may intensify questions about how U.S. central bank chief Kevin Warsh will deliver on his commitment to bring infl…
On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Direxion expanded its fund library with the launch of a new suite of ETF offerings. These new funds offer a new take on single-stock exposure, looking to provide income, total return, and ri…
July 29, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. CSL Limited ASX:CSL shares rose 3.5% to A$123.68 after the biotechnology firm unveiled fresh clinical trial pathways for Horizon 2. The update marks a step forward for the company’s research …
In the current macroeconomic landscape marked by higher-for-longer interest rates, investors looking to optimize their short-term capital allocations may want to consider collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) as a high…
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ to participate in this week’s addition of “IQ Test,” answering questions about market trends and new ETFs.
It’s earnings season, meaning that traders have ideal opportunities to capitalize with leveraged ETFs, particularly those of the single-stock variety.
On July 29, Amplify ETFs launched the Amplify Fairlead Tactical Bitcoin ETF (BNAV) on Cboe, targeting long-term capital appreciation through actively managed exposure to Bitcoin. The fund is designed to maintain Bitcoin…
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.
In a market environment fraught with sticky inflation, rapid AI integration, and shifting geopolitical landscapes, growth strategies are being tested. Investors seeking exposure to the next generation of industry leader…
Lean into growth, but diversify. That was an interesting midyear market call I heard this week, and one that rang slightly surprising — and, yet, not surprising at all.
Those who gave up on the consumer staples sector already may now be worrying they did so too soon. This is because of Coca-Cola’s Q2 2026 earnings report, which was posted on Tuesday and soundly defied analyst expectati…
The Bank of England is expected to leave its Bank Rate at 3.75% on Thursday, July 30 — but for the 1.8 million UK homeowners due to remortgage in 2026, the rate decision itself may not be the number that matters most. A…
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…
At the end of the second quarter of 2025, the general government gross debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA20) stood at 88.2%, increasing when compared with 87.7% at the end of the first quarter of 2025. In the EU, th…
The AUD and Australian rate futures will be sensitive to any upside surprise in the trimmed mean, which is the measure the RBA watches most closely for policy signals. All three banks broadly agree that the annual trimm…