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Gold price crashes as Waller warning sparks Fed hike fears

Gold price (XAU/USD) plunges on Monday after remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who revealed that if the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises this week, the Fed should consider interest rate hikes…

Federal budget deficit narrows, surprising economists

As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…

British Pound falls as Oil shock boosts the US Dollar

The Pound Sterling begins the week on a lower note, as over-the-weekend developments in the Middle East fueled inflation expectations due to the rise in Oil prices. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD trades at 1.3369, …

World Markets Watchlist: July 13, 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…

Revenue Weighting Has Relevance

Major equity indexes, including the S&P 500, continue hovering around all-time highs. If advisors and investors are going to quibble about anything, though, it’s that the cap-weighted versions of those gauges aren’t as …

Active ETF TSPA Doubles AUM YTD Amid Growing Attention

The active ETF landscape has become an ever-larger part of the ETF ecosystem. Leveraging fundamental research and increasingly competing for core and core-plus assets, active ETFs have picked up major inflows and helped…

Donald Trump invokes US senator’s death to push crypto bill

With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicans’ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass crypto market structure.

Revival of Oil Turbulence Puts These Energy ETFs in Focus

A relative period of calm in the oil market may well be over, following last week’s goings on in the Middle East. Most notably, the U.S. renewed military strikes against Iran, with President Trump potentially unnerving …

Fed: Inflation risks and policy hold – TD Securities

TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir highlight that the June FOMC minutes were hawkish, with most participants ready to hike if supply-driven inflation persists. They still project the Fed will keep rates on…

Equities: Positioning signals recovery optionality – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that Emerging Markets (EM) equity positioning is heavily skewed toward South Korea and Taiwan, with the rest of EM seeing historically low allocations. China’s weakness and poor EM data have al…