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VettaFi’s Murphy Talks ETF Strategies & AI Bottlenecks on Bloomberg
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks.
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What’s Behind the Huge Flows Into Derivative-Based ETFs?
Derivative-based ETFs are pushing half a trillion in AUM right now, as investors have flocked to the growing category. Amid that rising interest in recent years, however, other investors may have questions. What is incl…
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Crude Stockpiles Rise, Surpassing Forecasts and Previous Levels
July 28, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. TaskUs (TASK) advanced 5.1% to $5.80 on heavy trading, extending its four-week rally to 16.7%. The company reported a 36% year-over-year jump in AI Services during Q1 2026, fueled by strong d…
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Municipal Bond Juice Still Worth the Squeeze
Without the support of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, it’s been a lethargic year in terms of performance by municipal bonds and the related ETFs, but that doesn’t mean advisors and fixed income investors should ignor…
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US consumer confidence eases in July
Easing gas prices are making Americans feel better about their personal finances and the economy in June, but consumer sentiment remains at historically low levels amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to …
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Gold Can Shine Again and in a Big Way
Gold prices slumped mightily since the start of the war in Iran, putting a dent in one of its most intense bull markets in recent memory. However, some experts believe the yellow metal will eventually resume its bullish…
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Morgan Stanley Expands Crypto ETF Suite With New Ethereum & Solana Trusts
On July 28, Morgan Stanley launched two new spot crypto ETFs on NYSE Arca. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust (MSOL) provide spot price exposure to underlying ethereum (ETH) and…
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Covered Call ETFs 2.0: Smarter Income, Better Outcomes
Following historic inflows, momentum in the covered call ETF market continues unabated. Yet first-generation buy-write products were often viewed somewhat narrowly as high-yield income vehicles built on sacrificing equi…
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Spain’s unemployment rate falls to 9.87% in Q2, lowest in 18 years
July 28 (Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell back below 10% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching its lowest level since 2008 even as the labour force rose to a record high, data from the National Statistics…
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Midstream/MLPs Deliver Durable Free Cash Flow
For over five years, Midstream MLPs and corporations have stood out for their robust free cash flow (FCF) generation, supporting reliable dividend growth and share buybacks. In 2026, midstream MLPs continue to generate …
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RBA’s Bullock keeps door open to more rate hikes as inflation risks persist
Despite a recent pick-up in inflation, the RBA says some of the increase in inflation was due to temporary factors.
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World Markets Watchlist: July 27, 2026
Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CA…
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VIDEO: ETF of the Week: JCPB
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF (JCPB) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related t…
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Irish consumer sentiment slips in July on cost-of-living concerns
The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One”. Yet, since his return to the White House in January, inflation has remain…
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Active ETFs Raise the Bar for Advisor Diligence
Active ETFs are giving advisors more choices than ever, and more homework to go with them. Issuers launched 953 active strategies in 2025, accounting for 84% of all new ETFs that year, and the momentum has carried into …
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UK retailers report smallest sales drop since January, CBI says
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having "good talks" with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but warned that U.S. strikes would re…
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New U.S. Tariffs Create Case for International Dividend ETFs
It’s becoming increasingly clear that tariff tensions between the United States and the rest of the world won’t be going away any time soon. Last Friday, the U.S. imposed a series of tariffs on 60 different trading part…
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The Concentration Trap in Fixed Income & the Equal-Weight Fix
Last time, we discussed how legacy bond benchmarks still carry the fingerprints of a market that no longer exists. This week, we turn to one of the most consequential artifacts still embedded in traditional bond benchma…
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Top-Performing ETFs of the Week: Options, Crypto Miners, & Energy
Single-stock derivative strategies, crypto miners, and energy commodities led in performance across non-leveraged ETFs last week. Broad market momentum shifted toward high-beta tech exposure and commodity inflation hedg…
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As Small-Caps Rise, Pair These ETFs for Value, Growth Views
Small-caps have produced modest but healthy gains this year. After a slow start, the notable small-caps index Russell 2000 has returned 17.3% YTD. That has helped that same index return 30.7% over the last 12 months. Sm…
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Analysts Growing Bullish on AMD; AMUU May Be Worth a Trade
Shares of semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have more than doubled this year. The stock, one of the bellwethers in the artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor space, traded higher last week following t…
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German business sentiment rises more than expected in July, Ifo survey shows
Germany’s IFO Business Climate Index rose to 86.6 in July 2024, surpassing analyst expectations of 85.8 and marking a modest improvement in business sentiment across Europe’s largest economy.
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US core capital goods orders increase strongly in June
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – U.S. inflation increased further in May, breaking above 4.0% for the first time in three years as the Middle East conflict boosted energy prices, and keeping an interest rate increase fro…
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The Gas-to-Nuclear Bridge for AI Data Centers
Amentum (AMTM) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) selected them to negotiate a phased lease at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The proposed publ…