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FTSE Russell announces results of FTSE annual country classification review

September 29, 2017--Poland to be promoted to Developed from Advanced Emerging
Kuwait to be classified as Secondary Emerging
Saudi Arabia will soon meet promotion criteria. Index users and market practitioners readiness now to be assessed; inclusion indexes to be launched in October

China A-Shares remain on Watch List for possible inclusion as Secondary Emerging

FTSE Russell provides progress update on other current Watch List countries

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Source: ftserussell.com


DECPG Global Weekly-September 29, 2017

September 29, 2017--TAKING STOCK
U.S. Q2 GDP growth was revised up; core PCE inflation slowed in August
Euro Area inflation remained stable in September; economic confidence is on the rise
apan core CPI inflation picked up in August; manufacturing PMI improved in September

Brent crude oil prices hit a two-year high
Nigeria kept interest rates unchanged

U.S. Q2 GDP growth was revised up; core PCE inflation slowed in August. The final reading of U.S. Q2 GDP growth came in at 3.1 percent (q/q sa)-the fastest pace of expansion since Q1 2015 (Figure 1). This figure was above market expectations and the previous estimate of 3.0 percent, mainly reflecting a stronger-than-previously estimated increase in private inventory investment. Separately, the U.S. core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 1.3 percent (y/y) in August, its slowest pace of increase since October 2015 and below the 1.4 percent rise recorded in July

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Source: World Bank


Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report

September 28, 2017--The Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report is the world's premier measurement of economic freedom, ranking countries based on five areas: size of government, legal structure and security of property rights, access to sound money, freedom to trade internationally, and regulation of credit, labour and business.

This year's report compares 159 countries and territories. In this year's ranking, which is based on 2015 data, Hong Kong is again number one, Canada dropped to 11th from the 5th spot last year and is tied with the United States.

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Source: Fraser Institute


Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI)-guidance issued by CPMI-IOSCO

September 28, 2017--A new report provides technical guidance to authorities on a uniform global Unique Product Identifier (UPI) applying to over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.

The report, entitled Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier, is a joint publication by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

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Source: IOSCO


DECPG Global Monthly-September 2017

September 28, 2017--Special Focus: New Fiscal Space Database
Fiscal space measures a government's ability to implement effective fiscal policy.
The World Bank released in August 2017 a new database providing a comprehensive picture of fiscal space in 200 economies over 1990-2016.

The database documents the recent improvement of fiscal positions in advanced economies and deterioration in EMDEs, especially commodity exporters.

Monthly Highlights
Global growth: strongest since end-2010. Global growth picked up in 17Q2, reaching 3.6 percent (q/q saar), the strongest reading since 10Q4 (Figure 1A). :e uptick mainly reBects an acceleration of activity in the United States, the Euro Area, and Japan, continued robust growth in East Asia and PaciGc, and strengthening growth in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Global manufacturing PMIs remained Grmly in expansionary territory in July and August, suggesting continued momentum in 17Q3. :e ongoing recovery in advanced economies and diminishing obstacles to activity among commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) continue to be key drivers of the pickup in global activity in 2017. Global median inBation edged up in July and August, reaching 2.4 percent, its highest level since March 2017.

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Source: World Bank


ETF Securities Outlook-Make Way for Millennials September 2017

September 28, 2017--Concentration of Millennials in developing world may refocus global growth to these economies.
Headwinds for US Millennials sparked a shift in consumer and financial behaviors.
Millennials and Baby Boomers may create barbell growth engine impacting different sectors.

The Millennial Majority

Millennials, those born between the years of 1982-2000, are a difficult group to define with very different starting points, spending habits, and financial goals than previous generations. Yet one generality about this generation is clear: their size.

With global population estimates ranging from 1.7 to 2.0 billion or more, Millennials are a core factor for future global economic trends. The vast majority of this population, however, is located outside of the developed world.

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Source: etfsecurities.com


Ultumus-Subprime ETFs

September 27, 2017--Fund of Funds ETF that tries to be different
Two Roads and Anfield Capital have listed a new actively managed and equally weighted "fund of funds" ETF that tries to be different..

The Anfield Capital Diversified Alternatives ETF (DALT) will invest mostly in "sectors, market segments or asset classes that do not represent the general investment universe," the prospectus says...

Canada
Horizons eyes international horizons-through futures
Horizons ETF is listing a new ETFs in Canada that tracks mid and large cap companies in the world's richest countries outside of North America...

Taiwan
US real estate comes to Taipei
Taiwanese issuer Capital Fund will be listing a new fund next month that tracks the American real estate market. The Capital Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Exchange Traded Fund (00714), will track the popular Dow Jones benchmark, which is also used by iShares. Other popular REIT ETFs, such as those by Vanguard and Charles Schwab, use in-house indexes...

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Source: ULTUMUS-Financial Data Management


Better thy Neighbor? Cross-border Effects of Fiscal Actions

September 27, 2017--In the wake of the global financial crisis, fiscal stimulus was advocated widely to help mitigate the recession. The thinking at the time was that fiscal stimulus would be particularly effective because its impact on activity tends to be larger when demand falls short of supply and central banks keep interest rates low. This, in turn, would lead to larger positive cross-border effects-or spillovers-on other countries.

Nearly a decade later, economic circumstances have improved. Do spillovers from fiscal actions still matter today in the context of less global economic slack (excess capacity) and less accommodative monetary policy? The answer is yes.

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Source: IMF


This Trader Made 295% on Cryptocurrency Derivatives

September 27, 2017--U.K. brokerage uses contracts for difference to trade bitcoin
Regulators race to catch up with exploding market in tokens.

Jay Smith has little doubt the cryptocurrency market will crash. P> The price of bitcoin has increased sixfold in the past year, despite a 25 percent plunge this month triggered by China's crackdown on digital tokens. Not a week goes by without startups launching new ones to fund everything from dentistry to Las Vegas strip clubs.view more

Source: Bloomberg


The Unequal Burden of Rising Temperatures: How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?

September 27, 2017--The Earth's temperature is rising and its climate is changing. The increase in temperatures will shape the economic future of communities and countries across the globe. All countries will feel the direct negative effects from unmitigated climate change.

But as our research in Chapter 3 of the October 2017 World Economic Outlook shows, the effects of higher temperatures will not be equal everywhere and the brunt of the adverse consequences will be borne by those who can least afford it-low-income countries.

Over the past four decades, the global average surface temperature has increased at a pace that is unprecedented in the past 20,000 years.

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Source: IMF


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