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OECD-New technology still under-used by businesses
May 10, 2017-- Businesses need to step up the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, materials and processes if countries are to reap their full potential in terms of productivity gains, according to a new OECD report.
Development and implementation are taking place mostly in large firms, and even then new technologies are underemployed and could be contributing much more than is currently the case, it says.
Source: OECD
ETF industry vaults past $4tn in assets mark
May 10, 2017--The global exchange-traded fund industry smashed past the $4tn in assets mark last month, as the gingerly improving performance of active asset managers this year does little to dent investor appetite for cheaper, passive alternatives.
Source: FT.com
Vix's fall to multiyear lows reflects becalmed US stocks
May 9, 2017--The 'fear gauge' this week closed at its lowest since December 1993.
Source: FT.com
ICE turns to atomic clock for time-stamping trades
May 8, 2017--Shift reflects incoming new rule under Mifid to keep pace with high-frequency trading.
Source: FT.com
Six Things to Know About the Economic Outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia
May 4, 2017--Growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia is expected to pick up this year to 3.1 percent from 2.4 percent in 2016 as the external environment improves-firmer growth in Russia, an upgraded outlook for China, and a partial recovery in commodity prices, says the IMF's latest regional forecast.
But, to bring growth back to the levels of the previous decade, the region will need to embark on fundamental reforms to build economic resilience and reduce dependence on commodity exports and remittances.
Source: IMF
World Gold Council-Gold Demand Trends Q1 2017
Inflows into ETFs of 109.1t, although solid, were nonetheless a fraction of last year's near-record inflows. Slower central bank demand also contributed to the weakness. Bar and coin investment, however, was healthy at 289.8t (+9% y-o-y), while demand firmed slightly in both the jewellery and technology sectors
Source: World Gold Council
The fund managers winning from the rise of the robots
Source: fnlondon.com
ETF Securities Commodity Research: US natural gas-international demand unlikely to absorb domestic glut
The US is reliant on NAFTA members for export demand. The risk of disappointment at a time of trade frictions seem high. An increase in inventory over the next six
months seems a likely outcome.
Source: etfsecurities.com
12 Types of Technical Indicators Used by Stock Traders
However, if you dabble in the stock market on a day-to-day basis, or if you simply want to know what drives the thinking of other market participants, it can be very beneficial to understand the basics of technical indicators.
Source: visualcapitalist.com
BetaShares-Global Market Outlook: May 2017- Earnings Uplift
The outlook for equity markets remains encouraging: importantly, earnings growth is lifting in several markets, and global bond yields and the $US remains well contained.
Source: BetaShares
May 4, 2017--Q1 gold demand: down 18% from last year's exceptional high.
Global gold demand in Q1 2017 was 1,034.5t. The 18% year-on-year decline suffers from the comparison with Q1 2016, which was the strongest ever first quarter.
May 3, 2017-Assets in robotics-focused funds have leaped-but some analysts say the fever could be just a fad.
May 3, 2017--Summary
Expansion of natural gas production in the US at a time when output of other fuels is also expected to increase will
mean that the US will become more reliant on exports.
May 2, 2017--If you're planning to hold a portfolio of blue chip stocks well into retirement, then short-term movements in the market are not likely your biggest worry.
May 2, 2017--Global stocks rose further in April, reflecting solid earnings results in the United States and reduced political risks in Europe.
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