General ETF News for the Past Year


New report examines how artificial intelligence may shape future of international trade

November 21, 2024--A new report published today (21 November) by the WTO Secretariat discusses the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on world trade. The report examines key trade-related policy considerations raised by this technology and discusses the critical role of the WTO in facilitating AI-related trade, ensuring trustworthy AI, and promoting global regulatory convergence.

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OECD GDP growth remains stable in the third quarter of 2024

November 21, 2024--"Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD rose by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2024, slightly up from 0.4% in the previous quarter, according to provisional estimates."
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD rose by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2024, slightly up from 0.4% in the previous quarter,1 according to provisional estimates (Figure 1).
The overall GDP growth rate for the G7 remained unchanged in Q3 2024, at 0.5%. This reflects a mixed picture among G7 countries. While growth in the United States remained stable in Q3 at 0.7%, it slowed in Canada and Japan (from 0.5% in Q2 to 0.2% in Q3 in both countries), the United Kingdom (from 0.5% to 0.1%) and Italy (from 0.2% to 0.0%).

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G20 Economies Should Target Reforms to Boost Medium-Term Growth Prospects

November 21, 2024--Improving fiscal policy frameworks, fostering education and skills, and supporting the green transition can help ensure strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth
For most Group of Twenty economies, growth is poised to weaken over the next five years and remain well below what was typical in the two decades before the pandemic.
That's one of the biggest shared challenges for the group, which accounts for about 85 percent of global gross domestic product.

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Report shows surge in G20 trade-restrictive measures amid increased unilateral policies

November 13, 2024--Trade restrictive measures introduced by G20 economies significantly increased in coverage over the past year, according to the 31st WTO Trade Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures issued on 13 November. Although G20 economies also continued to introduce wide-ranging trade facilitating measures, the report points to increasing evidence of inward-looking and unilateral trade policy decisions.

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IMF-Fiscal Monitor October 2024: Putting a Lid on Public Debt

October 23, 2024--Global public debt is elevated. It is projected to exceed US$100 trillion in 2024 and will rise over the medium term. This chapter shows that risks to the debt outlook are heavily tilted to the upside. In a severely adverse scenario, global debt is estimated to be nearly 20 percentage points of GDP higher three years ahead than the baseline projection, reaching 115 percent of GDP.

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Global Financial Fragilities Mount Despite Rate Cuts and Buoyant Markets

October 22, 2024-- Increased investor risk-taking could fuel vulnerabilities
When it comes to financial stability, the world is facing a split screen of short-term and medium-term factors. The good news is that near-term financial stability risks remain contained.
Why? Because the likelihood of a soft landing for the global economy has significantly increased.

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IMF-As Inflation Recedes, Global Economy Needs Policy Triple Pivot

October 22, 2024--Let’s start with the good news: it looks like the global battle against inflation has largely been won, even if price pressures persist in some countries. After peaking at 9.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, we now project headline inflation will fall to 3.5 percent by the end of next year, slightly below the average during the two decades before the pandemic.

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China stimulus unleashes ETF buying spree in US and Europe

October 10, 2024-A scramble for Chinese equities united the global investment industry last month, just as attitudes towards European and Japanese stock markets became heavily bifurcated along geographical lines.

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Global goods trade on track for gradual recovery despite lingering downside risks

October 10, 2024--Global goods trade is projected to post a 2.7% increase in 2024, up slightly from the previous estimate of 2.6%, WTO economists said in an updated forecast on 10 October.
The volume of world merchandise trade is likely to increase by 3.0% in 2025; however, rising geopolitical tensions and increased economic policy uncertainty continue to pose substantial downside risks to the forecast.

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OECD headline inflation drops to 4.7% in August 2024 as energy inflation declines

October 3, 2024--"Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 4.7% in August 2024 from 5.4% in July.".
Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 4.7% in August 2024 from 5.4% in July. The fall was driven to a large extent by a decline of about 10 percentage points in Turkey inflation, which nevertheless still remained above 50%.

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September 05, 2025 Founder Funds Trust files with the SEC-Founders 100 ETF
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September 05, 2025 Investment Managers Series Trust II files with the SEC-20 Tradr 2X Long Daily ETFs
September 05, 2025 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF

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Europe ETF News


September 04, 2025 Global X Launches Two High Dividend ETFs, Tracking Solactive European and United Kingdom SuperDividend Indices
September 03, 2025 The T+1 Thursday conundrum pushing instantaneous settlement on traders
September 01, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on September 1, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt
August 29, 2025 21Shares Launches First ETP Tracking Hyperliquid, the Market Leader in Decentralized Perpetuals
August 27, 2025 ETF and ETP Listings on August 27, 2025, new on Xetra and Borse Frankfurt

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Asia ETF News


September 03, 2025 SGX Securities Welcomes The Listing Of SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF
September 03, 2025 BTIG Begins Offering Access To Tokyo Stock Exchange's CONNEQTOR Platform
September 03, 2025 Exclusive: US trading firm Jane Street files appeal against India markets regulator
September 02, 2025 Hana Asset Management Launches 1Q Xiaomi Value-Chain Active ETF Tracking the Solactive-KEDI Xiaomi Focus China Tech Index
August 28, 2025 New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia

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Middle East ETP News


September 02, 2025 Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 01, 2025 Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
August 20, 2025 Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech
August 14, 2025 Saudi, UAE drive GCC assets under management growth to $2.2trln
August 12, 2025 Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros

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Africa ETF News


August 24, 2025 Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions

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ESG and Of Interest News


August 28, 2025 Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
August 06, 2025 Why investing in Southern Africa's critical minerals is key for the global energy transition
August 04, 2025 World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns
August 02, 2025 The Brain Economy: The New New Thing
July 31, 2025 New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy

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