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Prospects Group Global Monthly-May 2026

May 29, 2026--Overview
Global manufacturing activity gained some momentum in April and May, supported partly by stockpiling, but services activity remained subdued.
The conflict in the Middle East has increased transport costs and delivery times, with supply chain pressures in April reaching their highest levels since the COVID-19 period.

Inflationary pressures are becoming more evident, with input costs and output prices rising across advanced economies and EMDEs, driven by higher shipping, energy, and other commodity costs.

Special Focus: The Effects of Geopolitical Oil Supply Shocks

Over the past four decades, the volatility of oil prices during periods of rising geopolitical risk was nearly twice that during periods when perceptions of geopolitical risk were stable.

Geopolitical oil supply shocks increase oil prices by about twice as much as estimates covering all types of oil supply shocks. Geopolitical oil shocks also exhibit strong spillovers to other commodity prices.

Oil inventories, after an initial drop, typically surpass their pre-shock level in the medium-term after a geopolitical oil supply shock-a notable difference compared with other types of supply shocks.

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Source: worldbank.org


Flow Traders 2Q 2026 Pre-Close Call

June 25, 2026---Flow Traders Ltd. (Euronext: FLOW) publishes the 2Q 2026 pre-close call script to be used with analysts post the market close on 25 June 2026.
Welcome to the Flow Traders 2Q 2026 pre-close call, which is being conducted post the European market close on 25 June. During this call we will highlight relevant publicly available data and industry trends in our markets and relate these data points to their impact on our business for the quarter.

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21shares Releases 2026 Crypto Market Report: Mid-Year Audit Tracks Bitcoin ETP Inflows, Layer-2 Consolidation, and Real-World Asset Tokenisation

June 24, 2026--21shares, a global leader in cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), today published its comprehensive mid-year cryptocurrency research report: State of Crypto 2026: Mid-Year Update. The comprehensive report revisits ten core industry forecasts made in December, providing an impartial, data-driven audit of what has held up, what has faced delays, and how the market architecture has evolved.

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ETFGI reports Active ETF assets Hit a Record 2.49 Trillion USD and Record Net Inflows of 412 Bn USD YTD at the end of May

June 23, 2026-During May the actively managed ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$100.08 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$411.75 billion, according to ETFGI's May 2026 Active ETF industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.

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Middle East Conflict Sends Global Growth to Lowest Rate Since COVID-19

June 11, 2026-The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and increased borrowing costs , according to the World Bank Group's latestGlobal Economic Prospects report.
Global growth is forecast to slow to 2.5% in 2026, down from 2.9% in 2025. Forecasts for two-thirds of economies have been downgraded relative to January of this year.

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STARTRADER Launches 39 New US Stocks and ETFs Across the Sectors Shaping the Future of Global Markets

May 26, 2026--Effective 25 May 2026, clients gain access to high-impact opportunities spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductor infrastructure, clean energy, the space economy, institutional digital assets, and macro-thematic ETFs.

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ETFGI reports New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge to Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide

May 20, 2026-ETFGI, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry reached a New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge to Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide globally.

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Anchored Launches as the Onchain Market Layer for Real-World Assets, Connecting US Equities and Fund Products in One Programmable Infrastructure Stack

May 19, 2026-Anchored Finance today launched the onchain market layer for real-world assets, bringing 24/7 liquidity, programmable infrastructure, and cross-border access to traditional financial markets for the first time in a single unified stack. The platform connects US and Asian capital markets on the same composable layer, open around the clock and accessible across both CeFi and DeFi.

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Financial Stability Risks Mount as Artificial Intelligence Fuels Cyberattacks

May 7, 2026-Resilience, supervision, and international coordination are essential to safeguarding global financial markets as new AI tools enable attackers
Artificial intelligence is transforming how the financial system copes with vulnerabilities and reacts to incidents.

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OECD headline inflation rises to 4.0% in March 2026 as energy prices surge

May 6, 2026-- Year-on-year inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index rose to 4.0% in March 2026 from 3.4% in February, driven by an 8.6 percentage-point increase in energy inflation.
Headline inflation increased in most OECD countries (33 out of 37 with available monthly data), remained broadly stable in two, and declined in Slovenia and Turkey.

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Where the World's $13T in Sovereign Wealth Is Held

May 4, 2026-Key Takeaways
Asia and the Middle East control the majority of the world's $13 trillion in sovereign wealth.
Norway alone holds over $2.1 trillion, the largest sovereign wealth fund globally.

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Americas


June 26, 2026 Direxion to Split Nine ETFs
June 26, 2026 Leverage Shares by Themes Adds Aehr Test Systems to Growing Leveraged Single-Stock ETF Lineup
June 26, 2026 Ninepoint Partners Announces Filing of Preliminary Prospectus for Ninepoint Anthropic HighShares ETF
June 26, 2026 Defiance Analytics and ExchangiFi Enter Strategic Partnership to Market 351 Exchange ETFs to Advisors
June 26, 2026 Tradr to Launch Leveraged ETFs on CIEN,, QNT, RMBS, TSEM & TTMI

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Europe ETF News


June 25, 2026 KBC Asset Management expands European ETF range in triple launch, with Hungarian Forint (HUF) and Czech Koruna (CZK) hedging options
June 25, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on June 25, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
June 24, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on June 24, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
June 23, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on June 23, 2026, on Deutsche Börse
June 23, 2026 Ranked: The EU's Biggest Trading Partners in 2026

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Asia ETF News


June 26, 2026 Capital Investment Trust Corporation Launches Capital US Tech Giant ETF in First Collaboration with Solactive
June 23, 2026 ChinaAMC and KB Asset Management Sign Strategic MOU to Deepen Cross-Border Collaboration
June 23, 2026 Mantle Becomes One of the First Ethereum L2s to Bring Franklin Templeton's USPX ETF On-Chain with xStocks
June 18, 2026 OECD Asia Capital Markets Report 2026
June 17, 2026 All Eyes on Korea: CSOP KOSPI 200 ETF (3121.HK) to List on HKEX Tomorrow

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Middle East ETP News


June 25, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf markets ease on weaker oil, Fed rate-hike bets
June 23, 2026 amana Simplifies Halal Investing with Sharia-Compliant Asset Labels
June 23, 2026 ADX welcomes Lunate's first-of-its-kind GCC Shariah-compliant ETF
June 22, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf markets edge higher as Iran cites progress in peace talks

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Africa ETF News


June 16, 2026 Stablecoins in Nigeria: A Growing Cross-Border Channel
June 09, 2026 South African rand strengthens after surprise GDP growth data
May 26, 2026 Africa's growth holds firm amid global turbulence, says 2026 African Economic Outlook
May 26, 2026 Africa's growth holds firm amid global turbulence, says 2026 African Economic Outlook

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ESG and Of Interest News


June 23, 2026 Understanding Geoeconomics in a Volatile World
June 18, 2026 Who's Suing Whom in AI? Infographic
May 26, 2026 Infographic-Ranked: The World's Largest Stock Markets
May 26, 2026 Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"

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White Papers


June 22, 2026 Stack battles: the US-China artificial-intelligence rivalry is moving beyond chips alone

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