Retail Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Month
According to the Census Bureau’s Advance Retail Sales Report, consumer spending rose for a fifth straight month in June. Headline sales were up 0.2% as expected, marking a slowdown from May’s 1.0% increase.
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Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Sits Just Below $65K
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…
VettaFi’s Murphy Discusses AI Value Chain on Yahoo! Finance
VettaFi Director of Research, Cinthia Murphy, appeared on Yahoo! Finance to discuss the ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ) and trends in the AI ETF industry.
Israel economy shrank 3.8% in first quarter amid Iran war
Israel’s economy slumped in the first quarter of the year when the fallout of the war with Iran imposed security-related shutdowns on businesses for more than a month.
UK economy grew by 0.1% in May
The UK economy returned to growth in May, but the fallout of the Iran war continues to hamper businesses and consumers, leading one expert to note Andy Burnham will inherit an economy which is “not the G7 laggard that m…
UK economy grows 0.1% in May amid higher energy costs
The UK economy returned to growth in May, but the fallout of the Iran war continues to hamper businesses and consumers, leading one expert to note Andy Burnham will inherit an economy which is “not the G7 laggard that m…
Ex-Federal Reserve adviser sentenced to prison for lying about China ties
John Harold Rogers, a senior Fed adviser, misled investigators about sharing confidential economic data with Chinese intelligence operatives
Avert Interest Rate Jitters With This Cash ETF
On the surface, the recently released June reading of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) appears cut-and-dry as it relates to the Federal Reserve’s near-term plans for interest rates.
Betting on the Backbone: REX Files for AI Chipmaking ETF
Investor demand for AI chip manufacturers has surged this year. The industry is expected to reach revenues of $1.3 trillion in 2026, according to Yahoo Finance, driven by a global AI infrastructure buildout and a bottle…
High Yield Bonds Look Stronger as THYF Assets Climb
Assets in the T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF (THYF) have grown to $845.6 million, according to ETF Database, as the fund leans into a high yield bond market that its managers describe as structurally stronger than it…
Equal Weight ETF GSEW Offers Diversification, Performance
Concentration risk may have been overshadowed by major geopolitical events this year, but it hasn’t gone away. Indeed, the big AI hyperscalers remain a significant part of portfolios, but with that comes risk. Were AI t…
Bitcoin Miners Cash In as AI Hits a Power Bottleneck
Bitcoin miners spent the past decade building out cheap electricity and heavy-duty power infrastructure. Now, some of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world are paying billions of dollars to use…
Leveraging Memory: Direxion Premiers Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF
On July 15, Direxion launched the Direxion Daily SK Hynix Bull 2X ETF (SKHL), seeking to replicate double the daily performance of the South Korean semiconductor manufacturers Sk Hynix (SKHY). The fund provides leverage…
Busiest US container port sets cargo record in June
The Port of Los Angeles reported its best June ever for shipping container traffic, an increase in ocean freight that port executives described as a tariff whipsaw effect, with shippers racing to beat President Trump's …
American Century’s Greenblath Talks New Fed Chair, Bonds
June brought a major change to the bond landscape with the arrival of the new Federal Reserve chair. Kevin Warsh, appointed by President Trump, arrived as a new Fed chair. He’s making big changes already, like not submi…
Metals in Motion: Sprott Outlines New Era of Critical Minerals
The rules governing global commodity markets are starting to witness a profound shift, which is putting critical minerals at the forefront of policy. On a recent episode of ETF Guide’s Metals in Motion, Justin Tolman, S…
Crude Oil Inventories Fall Less Than Expected, Impacting Market Sentiment
US stock markets slid sharply Friday as President Trump announced plans for a "massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors woke up to a sudden drop, breaking the months-long calm in the markets. The Dow J…
New State Street ETF Filings Offer Pure S&P Sector Plays
As longtime advisors and investors know, sometimes it’s not enough to simply keep an eye on what ETFs are currently available on the market. In fact, it’s oftentimes crucial to monitor the funds that are being filed as …
How June’s CPI Report Could Reshape Fixed Income Portfolios
Ever since tensions ratcheted up in the Middle East earlier this year, inflation has resurfaced as a primary concern for advisors and investors alike. As such, every monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is highly a…
U.S. PPI Falls Unexpectedly, Lowering Inflation Concerns
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the February jobs report revealed an unexpected contraction in employment, with the healthcare industry showing significant job losses.
Brian Coco Dives Into RANK ETF’s Analyst & Momentum Approach
Recently, TipRanks debuted its first ETF: the DefianceKSM TipRanks Analyst ETF (RANK). Constructed in collaboration with both Defiance ETFs and VettaFi, RANK offers exposure to 50 large-cap companies that are both highl…
The Race to Zero Is Losing Ground
The race to zero defined a generation of product strategy, and index funds built on dirt-cheap beta became the dominant force in asset management. That playbook still works, but it no longer tells the whole story.
Market Wrap
As we move into the summer months, the U.S. economy and financial markets continue to demonstrate resilience. Corporate earnings have generally exceeded expectations, consumer spending remains healthy, and ongoing inves…
Canadian home sales rise in June, prices unchanged from prior month
Canada’s housing market is showing growing signs of recovery following a challenging winter and spring amid high economic uncertainty from the global trade war.