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IMF boosts 2024 global growth outlook as U.S. economy powers on

IMF boosts 2024 global growth outlook as U.S. Economy powers. The International Monetary Fund projects 3.2% growth in 2024. U.s. Real GDP is expected to rise 2.7% in 2024, up from 2.5% in 2023. Growth in China expected to be 4.6%.

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Iran Attacks Israel: What Middle East Turmoil Means For Markets

Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Israel over the weekend. Conflict in the Middle East has little effect on overall stock market performance but can impact the price of commodities, particularly oil. Continued tensions may benefit oil stocks, while gold is seen as a hedge against geopolitical chaos. The Middle East isn't likely to affect the overall markets.

FYLD: Searching For Income Via Shareholder Yield

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF uses a unique investment rule called shareholder yield to select companies. FYLD has not produced significant returns compared to other ETFs run by Cambria. The high dividend yield of 5.47% has produced the bulk of shareholder returns for FYLD.

Playing Demographic Divergence Now

By 2050, one in six people globally will be over the age of 65. The number of people of working age is shrinking across developed markets but growing in emerging markets. Working-age populations are declining in major economies. We favor countries that are better adapting to the demographic shifts.

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Is Invesco S&P International Developed Quality ETF (IDHQ) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Looking Under The Hood Of Recent Global Small- And Large-Cap Performance

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Looking Under The Hood Of Recent Global Small- And Large-Cap Performance by Mark Barnes, PhD & Indhu Raghavan, CFA. The relative performances of large-cap equities to small-caps in developed and emerging regions have diverged. Since early-2021, developed large-caps have outperformed their small-cap counterparts. In the emerging region, large- Caps steeply underperformed small- Caps.

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Commodities Continue To Lead Major Asset Classes In 2024

Commodities have overtaken US stocks as the top performer for global assets in 2024. A number of broad-brush commodity funds are rebounding in 2024 after a down year for the asset class in 2023. The rally for prices of raw materials continues to bubble after a rough 2023 in global markets.

VEA, MSTY: Big ETF Inflows

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National Debt Drama Deepens: Where To Stash Your Cash When The Fiscal Sky Falls

A new economic model predicts that in 88% of scenarios, U.S. Debt as a percentage of GDP will rise in the coming 10 years. The national debt equaled 121% of the country's GDP in the last quarter of 2023. These levels are above a previous historical record set following World War II.

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Major Asset Classes: March 2024 Performance Review

The rally in global assets broadened in March, lifting nearly every slice of the major asset classes. Global real estate ex-US topped the long list of winners in March. The downside outlier: bonds in emerging markets. The Global Market Index extended its winning streak for a fifth straight month.

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