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Oil prices are soaring, providing support for the energy sector's status as the best-performing group in the S&P 500.

Only a modest number of exchange traded funds offer dedicated exposure to Israeli equities.

The status quo of bitcoin mining has been upended since China banned the practice in 2021.

After two years of dealing with crimped supply chains, it appears that semiconductor companies got out in front of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Summary To help address investor concerns about the Russia-Ukraine conflict, our Portfolio Managers examine the impact on their respective asset classes and potential allocation changes. Amid ongoing developments that may change how different asset classes are affected, we will be making timely updates below to provide you with our latest views. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is dominating newsRead More

By Eric Fine, Head of Active EM Debt, Van Eck Associates Corporation Summary Ukraine bonds collapsed following Russia’s invasion. At this time, we are accumulating bonds, as we believe a Ukraine that can finance itself easily is likely to emerge. Ukrainian bonds just got very cheap relative to history. Ukraine bonds collapsed following Russia’s invasion. Exhibit 1 showsRead More

The universe of digital assets and related usage cases is expanding at a rapid rate. So are the investments offering exposure to that trend.

As elevated inflation persists, we believe that the diversification and return benefits of real assets will become more and more apparent.

Rising U.S. inflation and the ECB’s hawkish pivot raised questions about implications for EM central banks, which already frontloaded a lot of hikes but face new inflation risks.

Fertilizer stocks may not be the first asset class that investors think of when they consider safe havens, but there's no denying the group is working well.