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Invesco Ltd. is looking to active, nontransparent exchange-traded funds as the next step forward for the $4.6 trillion industry, hoping the new products will be less vulnerable to traders who exploit expected changes in ETF holdings.

Gold’s slump this week is forcing investors to ask whether the haven asset is taking a breather or facing an even sharper decline.

Gold (XAUUSD:CUR) slips below $1,900/oz. as the dollar climbs near two-month peak, with investors keeping a close eye on remarks from Federal Reserve officials on the state of the economy;

Five years ago, State Street started a new, green fund. The world hasn’t been the same since.

With the government printing massive amounts of money, tensions between the US and China rising, Europe dealing with Brexit, the effects of the pandemic continuing to spread, and tensions with Iran rising, the fundamentals for gold still look fantastic.Massive unemployment, businesses closed or failed, and people leaving some of the big cities all point to a serious economic crisis and are bullish for gold.In March, the best thing the Fed did was to act right away with a stimulus package.We are dealing with a completely new set of markets in a new paradigm.

The case for the European Central Bank to add monetary stimulus gained momentum on Tuesday, with Executive Board Member Fabio Panetta saying policy makers should err on the side of doing more to keep the rebound on track.

More than two weeks of doubt and volatility in the stock market are finally starting to show up in corporate bonds.