Friday, 4 September 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
July 28, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. TaskUs (TASK) advanced 5.1% to $5.80 on heavy trading, extending its four-week rally to 16.7%. The company reported a 36% year-over-year jump in AI Services during Q1 2026, fueled by strong d…
Without the support of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, it’s been a lethargic year in terms of performance by municipal bonds and the related ETFs, but that doesn’t mean advisors and fixed income investors should ignor…
Shares of the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) touched a fresh all-time high Tuesday. That gain is part of a broader shift in the market. Money has moved out of high-flying tech names and into more tr…
Momentum has emerged as one of the strongest-performing equity factors this year. As investors continue rewarding companies with sustained relative strength despite persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, ETFs such as the…
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks.
Gold prices slumped mightily since the start of the war in Iran, putting a dent in one of its most intense bull markets in recent memory. However, some experts believe the yellow metal will eventually resume its bullish…
Following historic inflows, momentum in the covered call ETF market continues unabated. Yet first-generation buy-write products were often viewed somewhat narrowly as high-yield income vehicles built on sacrificing equi…
Easing gas prices are making Americans feel better about their personal finances and the economy in June, but consumer sentiment remains at historically low levels amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to …
A 30-year U.S. Treasury yield near 5% is rare. It has appeared on only a handful of trading days over the past decade, according to Thornburg Investment Management. Long-end yields have closed in the high-4% range or hi…
This article provides an integrated summary of recent changes in output, consumer prices, employment, and household finances. It highlights movements in the economic data during the first half of 2025 and into the summe…
On July 28, Morgan Stanley launched two new spot crypto ETFs on NYSE Arca. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust (MSOL) provide spot price exposure to underlying ethereum (ETH) and…
For over five years, Midstream MLPs and corporations have stood out for their robust free cash flow (FCF) generation, supporting reliable dividend growth and share buybacks. In 2026, midstream MLPs continue to generate …
July 28 (Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell back below 10% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching its lowest level since 2008 even as the labour force rose to a record high, data from the National Statistics…
The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One”. Yet, since his return to the White House in January, inflation has remain…
Despite a recent pick-up in inflation, the RBA says some of the increase in inflation was due to temporary factors.
The Q2 earnings season is approaching a critical moment for the financial sector. With Wall Street anticipating massive profit expansions across indexes, investors are fixated on whether corporate growth is correlated w…
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…
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF (JCPB) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related t…
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having "good talks" with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but warned that U.S. strikes would re…
Small-caps have produced modest but healthy gains this year. After a slow start, the notable small-caps index Russell 2000 has returned 17.3% YTD. That has helped that same index return 30.7% over the last 12 months. Sm…
Active ETFs are giving advisors more choices than ever, and more homework to go with them. Issuers launched 953 active strategies in 2025, accounting for 84% of all new ETFs that year, and the momentum has carried into …
Single-stock derivative strategies, crypto miners, and energy commodities led in performance across non-leveraged ETFs last week. Broad market momentum shifted toward high-beta tech exposure and commodity inflation hedg…
Last time, we discussed how legacy bond benchmarks still carry the fingerprints of a market that no longer exists. This week, we turn to one of the most consequential artifacts still embedded in traditional bond benchma…
Thornburg Investment Management’s newest income ETF, THOR, was built around a pattern that has quietly powered much of the market’s gains. That pattern is rising valuations, not stronger earnings.