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A Real Opportunity For Real Estate: XLRE’s Investment Case

Given that the pressures of inflation haven’t exactly slowed down, real assets are emerging once more as an option for investors seeking potential safe havens. Not only do real assets tend to perform well amid rising pr…

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $854M Over Five Days as Rate-Hike Bets Fade

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $853.5 million across five consecutive sessions last week, SoSoValue data shows, after a $61.5 million net outflow the week before, lifting cumulative net inflows since launch to $52.18 bi…

Amid Yen Intervention, This Japan ETF Thrived

It’s not every day that two central banks coordinate to prop up a sagging currency. That’s exactly what the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Federal Reserve did in an effort to boost the yen.

Inside the Gift and the Curse of the Energy Sector

Don’t worry. The “curse” largely boils down to Iran War’s impact on renewable energy stocks. On the other hand, the conflict has been a gift to traditional fossil fuels equities, explaining why the energy sector is the …

Emerging Markets: Selectivity key as Fed path clouds – HSBC

HSBC Asset Management notes that Emerging Market local-currency bonds have delivered strong returns over the past four years, supported by credible policies and attractive real yields, but year-to-date performance has s…

Strategy Sells $109M in Bitcoin as Dollar Reserve Tops $4.6B

Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million in the week to Aug 9, according to an 8-K filed Monday, cutting its Bitcoin stack to 840,447 BTC from the 842,138 held a week earlier. Th…

MARA Sold 23,093 BTC for $1.63B in First Half of 2026

MARA, the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner, sold about 23,093 BTC for $1.63 billion during the first half of 2026, at an average price of roughly $70,631 per Bitcoin. The company said it used the proceeds f…

Unlocking $50 Billion Across the Nuclear Value Chain

The Department of Energy (DOE) has narrowed the competition for its proposed Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs) to five states: Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho. The selection advances an effor…

Australian Dollar: Hawkish RBA hold supports carry – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad notes that the Australian Dollar (AUD) remains one of the most attractive G10 currencies thanks to favorable carry and a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The RBA is expecte…