In the first half of 2026, iron ore production in India showed rapid growth, rising by 17% compared with the same period last year to 184 million tonnes. This is according to data from BigMint.
The week of July 20 brings an avalanche of marquee earnings reports and with the artificial intelligence (AI) trade experiencing significant retrenchment, semiconductor stocks are under duress. That could put added focu…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the approved voluntary agreement that formally establishes the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium under the Defense Production Act (DPA). While the name centers on fuel productio…
I have been tracking the ETF industry for a long time. I remember when the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) made history as the very first ETF to hit the $100 billion mark. Since then nearly two dozen have joined SPY. In mi…
The average U.S. tariff on imports from China stood at 57.6 percent in September 2025, more than double the level at the beginning of the year, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Heightened…
UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025, unrevised from the first estimate.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms growth of 0.5% for Italy both this year and in 2027. The figures are set out in the World Economic Outlook published on Wednesday.
China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th consecutive month in July, signaling that policymakers remain reluctant to deploy broad-based monetary stimulus even as economic growth …
A data-driven snapshot of how Euronext-listed companies are advancing their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
From America’s founding to GDX’s 20th anniversary, gold has remained a constant store of value, and VanEck has helped investors access it for nearly 60 years.
I have a lot of short conversations about dividend stocks. They go something like this:
In this month’s View From the EDGE® Chief Investment Strategist Fritz Folts and Deputy CIO Eric Biegeleisen present our latest outlook for the global capital markets. A printable summary is available on our website, or …
The index is currently sitting 0.5% below its record close reached on June 2nd, 2026. The table below summarizes the number of record highs reached each year dating back to 2013.
The yield on the 10-year note finished July 17, 2026 at 4.55% while the 2-year note ended at 4.18%.
Those who have been keeping an eye on geopolitical developments likely know that rare earths are an increasingly valuable resource for both China and Western countries. After all, tensions continue to escalate on this f…
MEXICO CITY, July 17 (Reuters) - The World Cup left stadiums packed and millions of fans euphoric in Mexico, but failed to lift a sluggish economy weighed down by weak investment and uncertainty over the upcoming rev…
It may be hard to believe, with global markets still pressured by ongoing conflict over the Strait of Hormuz, but now could be the time for emerging markets. Emerging markets can help investors diversify away from AI hy…
Markets are embracing the idea that we are in an AI supercycle. Investors are betting on a multi-decade technological shift, similar to the internet, that will transform industries, computing, and infrastructure. And si…
With well over 170 ETFs on the market covering diverse investment strategies, State Street offers a prime window into which funds — and market trends — are leading the pack in the near term.
Real estate investment trusts are in the middle of a rebound. The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index returned 14.9% through mid-year 2026, outperforming the Russell 1000 by 4.6 percentage points, according to Nareit.
In financial markets, there is a concept known as “the wall of worry.” Put plainly, this concept describes how markets often see past short-term concerns to post positive returns, essentially climbing over the proverbia…
Fidelity has put together a strong 12-month stretch of asset gathering. An impressive $35 billion recently flowed into the Fidelity ETF lineup. The three most popular Fidelity ETFs over the past year were active. Howeve…
Total housing starts fell 4.6% m/m in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.246 million units—below expectations—following a 1.2% increase to 1.306 million in September and a 9.1% drop to 1.291 million in Au…
U.S. factory production held steady in June, according to a Federal Reserve report cited by Reuters on July 17, 2026. The flat reading followed an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in May, while economists had anticipated a 0.…