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The pharmaceuticals industry got a boost last year when a Covid-19 vaccine was introduced, but artificial intelligence (AI) could...

Bitcoin’s share of total cryptocurrency market cap has fallen to levels not seen since the beginning of 2018.

Advisors and investors have long been demanding more fixed income solutions with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) leanings.

May 27, 2021 With more than 5,000 cryptocurrencies on the market, it’s safe to say that the new space is quickly becoming dizzying. Beyond Bitcoin, Ether and other large tokens, many investors aren’t up-to-date on the full assortment of up-and-comers. Decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” may be changing all of that. The technology was born on the blockchain and is aiming to disrupt traditional financial services offerings and providers. “Centralized systems and human gatekeepers can li...

The Biden Administration is proposing significant increases to capital gains taxes, and while those levies are aimed at big earners...

AgTech: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions to Food Inflation Food prices in 2021 have increased to their highest levels in six years. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which publishes the Food Price Index each month, food prices in January marked the sharpest month-over-month and year-over-year rise in a decade. Prices have continued to rise sharply since, and April’s figures have pushed the index to its highest level since May 2014. To those watching foo...

May 22, 2021 As 2021 has taken shape, for many, the inflation debate has seemingly shifted from “how much” to “how long”. More recently, there have been a number of factors pointing towards inflation as a potential protracted risk to investors. Consideration of this risk is clearly being reflected in the price trends of natural resources and commodities, which historically have been a leading indicator of inflation as they sit at the intersections of supply/demand and consumer/produce...

By Jim Colby, Portfolio Manager and Strategist, Municipal Bonds No, your eyes do not deceive you. Municipal bonds have not only recovered, posting positive returns in Q4 of 2020, but they have also continued to generate positive returns through the first four months of this year. We always look to fundamentals to explain the behavior of the muni bond market. The following elements are now—and we believe for the foreseeable future—supportive of investor commitment to the municipal asset clas...

Gold’s response to changes in U.S. Treasury yields persisted through April, as prices trended to a monthly high of $1,798 per ounce on the 22nd while...

Strong demand for steel is driving prices higher in China, which bodes well for the VanEck Vectors Steel ETF (SLX).