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IMF-United States of America: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
May 26, 2023-- Resilient Demand and a Robust Labor Market
The U.S. economy has proven resilient in the face of the significant tightening of both fiscal and monetary policy that took place in 2022. Consumer demand has held up particularly well, boosted initially by a drawdown of pent-up savings and, more recently, by solid growth in real disposable incomes.
Prime age labor force participation has risen above its pre-pandemic peak, the unemployment rate for women and African Americans has fallen to historical lows, and real wages have been rising faster than inflation since mid-2022. Growth of around 1.2 percent (on a q4/q4 basis) is expected for this year, modestly picking up momentum later in 2024. This slowing, but still-solid, growth is expected to be associated with unemployment rising slowly to close to 4½ percent by the end of 2024.
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Source: imf.org
Global X ETFs Launches the Global X Carbon Credits Strategy ETF (NTRL)
May 25, 2023--Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the Global X Carbon Credits Strategy ETF (NTRL). This fund, which invests in a basket of carbon credit or allowance futures across geographies, is Global X's latest addition to its growing suite of thematic'based funds.
As the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases, decarbonization has become a major priority for policymakers and investors alike. Carbon credits, also known as carbon allowances, are an emerging tool in the fight against climate change. These tradeable permits are issued by governments and allow the holder the right to emit one unit of emission per credit, generally one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2). Under these cap-and-trade programs, where regulators can set limits or caps on a company's carbon emissions, carbon credits can be exchanged between companies.
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Source: Global X Management Company LLC
Qraft Technologies Launches AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF
May 24, 2023--The new ETF leverages the firm's proprietary risk model to assess market drawdown risk, seeking to deliver an optimized AI driven equity allocation for investors
Qraft Technologies, a leading invest=tech company developing artificial intelligence investing solutions backed by SoftBank, announces the launch of its newest ETF, the QRAFT AI-Pilot U.S. Large Cap Dynamic Beta and Income ETF (NYSE: AIDB).
A first for the ETF space, AIDB leverages Qraft's proprietary AI-powered risk model making it the only, fully AI-powered risk managed ETF in the market. By accounting for over 70 macro and market data sets, assessing factors like momentum, volatility and correlation, AIDB will oscillate exposure between broad-based US Large Cap equities and cash/cash equivalents based on the AI's perceived market risk on a weekly basis.
By doing so, the fund seeks to provide downside mitigation against extreme losses and lower volatility of investors' portfolios.
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Source: Qraft Technologies
BNY Mellon Investment Management Launches the BNY Mellon Women's Opportunities ETF and BNY Mellon Innovators ETF
May 17, 2023--The Two Actively Managed Thematic ETFs are Sub-Advised by Newton Investment Management
BNY Mellon Investment Management, one of the world's largest asset managers with $1.9 trillion in assets under management1, today announced the launch of BNY Mellon Women's Opportunities ETF (ticker: BKWO) and BNY Mellon Innovators ETF (ticker: BKIV).
Listed on Nasdaq, both ETFs are sub-advised by Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (Newton), a BNY Mellon investment firm and a leading equity and multi-asset manager.
"This addition to our growing suite of ETFs provides investors with access to Newton's deep experience in thematic investing," said David DiPetrillo, Head of North America Distribution at BNY Mellon Investment Management. "Through Newton's multi-dimensional research platform combined with fundamental research and analysis, these ETFs will enable investors to potentially benefit from themes we believe will drive economic and societal growth and progression."
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Source: BNY Mellon Investment Management
Fund groups race to launch first US ether futures ETF
May 16, 2023--Direxion, Roundhill Investments, Bitwise and Valkyrie file for launch immediately after Grayscale
Five ETF issuers filed to launch ether futures ETFs last week, in what could become a "winner-take-most" scenario, analysts say.
Grayscale was the first issuer to act, filing on May 9 to launch the Grayscale Ethereum Futures ETF, based on the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, behind bitcoin.
Direxion, Roundhill Investments and Bitwise followed on May 10 with their own versions, filings show, while Valkyrie lodged an application on May 12.
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Source: ft.com
VanEck Merk Gold Trust ETF (OUNZ) to track Solactive Gold Spot Index
May 15, 2023--Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Gold Spot Index (ticker: SOLAGOLD) in collaboration with Merk Investments. The index will serve as the reference price for the VanEck Merk Gold Trust ETF (ticker: OUNZ), which tracks the gold spot price, by holding physical gold.
Amidst today's volatile and highly correlated bond and equity markets, commodities as an asset class provide investors with a much needed portfolio diversification option. Due to a global regime characterized by rising interest rates and inflation, demand for products using gold as the underlying has increased across markets all over the world. Historically, gold prices have been uncorrelated to the stock market, and have typically risen during some of the worst market crashes, giving gold the 'reputation' of a safe-haven investment in the eyes of many investors.
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Source: Solactive AG
Global X ETFs Completes Conversion of Two Mutual Funds to Actively Managed Emerging Market ETFs
May 15, 2023--Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has announced the completion of the conversion of two actively managed mutual funds (the "Predecessor Funds"), previously advised by Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC , an affiliate, into two actively managed ETFs.
The Global X Emerging Markets Great Consumer ETF (EMC) and the Global X Emerging Markets ETF (EMM), which had an effective conversion date of May 12, are the latest additions to Global X ETF's emerging markets suite.
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Source: Global X Management Company LLC
AllianceBernstein Launches AB High Yield ETF (HYFI) on NYSE Arca
May 15, 2023--AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P., a leading global investment management and research firm, announced today the launch of AB High Yield ETF (HYFI) as an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
"The AB High Yield ETF broadens our offerings for clients by ultimately supplying them with a flexible vehicle to weather various market conditions," said Global Head of ETFs and Portfolio Solutions Noel Archard. "We remain focused on enhancing our ETF suite to meet our clients' ever-evolving needs, and this launch unlocks a new opportunity to invest in additional income-generating products."
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Source: AllianceBernstein
Investors dump mutual funds for equities as well as ETFs
May 14, 2023--Study on discretionary US investing shows trend towards individual stocks in portfolios
US investors are deserting mutual funds in their droves, but while exchange traded funds have been beneficiaries the largest swing in recent years has been to individual stocks, new research shows.
For example, 57 per cent of the discretionary investments held by millennials (born 1981-1996) was in mutual funds in 2018. By 2022 that proportion had shrunk to 40 per cent. The biggest gain was felt in direct equity holdings, which rose from 19 per cent of the average portfolio in 2018 to 33 per cent in 2022. ETFs enjoyed a smaller gain, moving from 24 per cent to 27 per cent.
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Source: ft.com
Bridges Capital goes live with policy-driven active ETF
May, 12, 2023--Bridges Capital has launched its first US-listed Exchange Traded Fund on the NASDAQ, the Bridges Capital Tactical ETF (BDGS).
This active fund provides long-only, opportunistic exposure to equities with a primary focus on capital preservation utilising a strategy based on macroeconomic and monetary policy fundamentals, technical breadth, and volatility analysis.
The fund manager's move into the ETF space aims to provide investors with access to its proprietary strategy, which entails constructing and maintaining a core portfolio of large-cap US equities with a complimentary allocation to other ETF holdings, whose exposure can be adjusted in the wake of meaningful monetary policy changes.
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Source: thearmchairtrader.com
