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U.S. Economy Likely to Outgrow China's Due to Contrast in Pandemic Responses
August 15, 2021--A faster short-term U.S. expansion would delay the day when China's economy overtakes America's in size
The U.S. and China are trading places in the economic growth race.
U.S. gross domestic product rose 12.2% in the second quarter of this year from a year earlier, outpacing China's 7.9% gain.
The American edge should continue for at least the next few quarters, many economists say. That would be the first sustained period since at least 1990 in which the U.S. economy grew faster than China's.
In the short term, the reversal reflects the difference in the two nations' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Source: wsj.com
Hartford Funds Enters ESG ETF Market
August 11, 2021--Hartford Schroders ESG US Equity ETF will invest in a diversified portfolio of US equities and investments that meet certain environmental, social, and governance criteria.
Hartford Funds today announced the launch of its first ESG-focused exchange-traded fund ("ETF"), Hartford Schroders ESG US Equity ETF (CBOE: HEET), which will be sub-advised by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd.
HEET seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equities and equity-related securities of U.S. companies and in investments that are expected to meet environmental, social, and/or governance criteria ("ESG"), as identified by the Fund’s sub-advisers. The Fund will seek to achieve a better ESG profile compared to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index.
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Source: Hartford Funds
Fed officials grapple over timeline for tapering asset purchases
August 11, 2021--The U.S. economy is growing at a robust pace and the labor market is rebounding, signaling it is nearly time for the Federal Reserve to start withdrawing its support, several U.S. central bank officials said on Wednesday.
Policymakers are in the process of discussing how and when they should begin to trim the massive asset purchases launched by the Fed last year to stabilize financial markets and support the economy through the coronavirus pandemic, and there are a range of views.
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Source: reuters.com
ESG Investing Is Hot: Bunch of New ETFs Hit Market in August
August 11, 2021-The environmental, social and governance ("ESG") investing trend has remained a hot favorite among investors since the pre-outbreak period. Between 2018 and 2020, total U.S.-domiciled sustainably invested assets under management, both institutional and retail, skyrocketed 42% to $17.1 trillion, per a CNBC article.
Notably, BlackRock launched 93 new sustainable solutions in 2020, helping clients allot $39 billion to sustainable investment strategies, which drove a 41% increase in sustainable AUM from Dec 31, 2019. Investors intend to double their allocations to sustainable products over the next five years, per BlackRock and 20% of investors said that the pandemic has actually put their sustainable
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Source: zacks.com
Biden hails Senate passage of giant $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill
August 10. 2021--Nineteen Republicans join Democrats to vote in favor of plan
'Today, we proved that democracy can still work'-Biden
The US Senate passed a giant new bipartisan infrastructure bill on Tuesday, with 19 Republicans joining the entire
Democratic caucus in helping to get the bill over the finish line.
It was a key affirmation of Joe Biden's strategy to push bipartisanship in his legislative agenda, and the White House on Tuesday afternoon trumpeted that it would create"millions of jobs", as well as support greener policies such as expanding networks of charging stations for electric cars, and boosting train travel and electric buses.
The $1tn bill- which still has to navigate another passage through the House of Representatives before reaching the president's desk- would invest new federal funds in upgrading roads and bridges but also boost greener policies.
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Source: theguardian.com
T Rowe Price incoming chief vows to prioritise impact investing move
August 10, 2021--Rob Sharps said the manager would also expand its its fixed-income suite with a range of active transparent ETFs
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Source: FT.com
CBO-Monthly Budget Review: July 2021
August 9, 2021--The federal budget deficit was $2.5 trillion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2021, CBO estimates-$269 billion less than the deficit during the same period last year.
Summary
The federal budget deficit was $2.5 trillion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2021, the Congressional Budget Office estimates-$269 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last year. Although outlays rose by an estimated $225 billion (or 4 percent), revenues rose more-by an estimated $494 billion (or 17 percent).
Programs and policies implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic-notably, refundable tax credits (particularly the recovery rebates), expanded unemployment compensation, and the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program-substantially boosted spending, both this year and last year.
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Source: cbo.org (Congressional Budget Office)
How two competing cryptocurrency policies began a conversation on digital rights
August 8, 2021-The $1 trillion infrastructure bill could change how cryptocurrency is taxed.
Senate deliberations continued over the weekend over a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, with a particular focus on how the bill could impact the world of cryptocurrency.
The infrastructure bill, known as HR 3684, allocates money to build roads, bridges, transportation systems, and support clean energy, among other developments. The bill includes a tax provision that outlines plans to raise about $28 billion for that $1 trillion package through taxes from crypto transactions.
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Source: vox.com
Say Goodbye to the 1% Investment-Adviser Fee?
August 7, 2021--Investors who don't want to pay the traditional 1% of assets for financial advice have an increasing number of alternatives
Keith Rudman used to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to an adviser who charged him a fee on managed assets.
Four years ago, the 62-year-old North Carolina resident got rid of the money manager and moved his eight-figure taxable portfolio into passive investments. Mr. Rudman now uses a planning firm that charges by the hour for advice on everything from tax-loss harvesting of investments to estate planning.
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Source: wsj.com
Effects of Physical Infrastructure Spending on the Economy and the Budget Under Two Illustrative Scenarios
August 6,2021--Summary
Increases in physical infrastructure spending would boost private-sector productivity in the coming decades,contributing to economic growth that could lower the budgetary cost of that spending.
To study such increases,the Congressional Budget Office examined two illustrative scenarios that would boost federal funding for a mix of types of physical infrastructure by $500 billion over 10 years. (Those funds would not all be spent within 10 years.) The same broad mix of physical capital is funded in both scenarios,neither of which corresponds to a specific legislative proposal. CBO compared outcomes under each scenario with those from its projections for the economy and the budget if current laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged.
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Source: CBO (Congressional Budget Office)
