The Federal Reserve has delivered a cumulative 75‑basis‑point reduction since late 2025, bringing the upper bound of the target range to 3.75%. Cheaper capital than a year ago, expensive fossil fuels, and a new structural buyer of clean megawatts form the combination these three ETFs are built to capture.
Chinese stocks have spent the last five years really testing the patience of even the most hardcore contrarians. Between the property sector struggles, the crackdown on tech platforms, and the constant friction over chip exports and tariffs, valuations have been pushed down across the board.
SolarEdge stock is up 80% year-to-date and has tripled over the past year. Revenue came in at $335.36 million, up 96.4% year-over-year, reflecting recovering demand in its core inverter business.
Once election outcomes are determined and uncertainty is resolved, markets have historically staged powerful rallies. Historical data shows the S&P 500 has produced an average return of 19% in the 12 months following midterm elections, with no negative annual return recorded since 1939.
We have come into 2026 planning for another challenging year. When you look at consumer confidence and disposable income, you can see that the backdrop is still tough out there. Currie expressed optimism that easing pressures could support consumer spending in 2026, but also recognised that demand remains fragile.
The €12.3 billion figure, compiled from data tracked across major European venture databases and deal trackers, reveals a market that's concentrating capital rather than spraying it. Mega-rounds are returning - but only for companies with clear revenue trajectories and defensible technology. The spray-and-pray era of seed investing hasn't come back, and it probably shouldn't.
Life is cautiously returning to the streets of Dilling, the second largest city in South Kordofan state, after the Sudanese army broke a suffocating siege that had isolated the area for more than two years. For months, the city had been encircled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), cutting off vital supply lines and trapping civilians in a severe humanitarian crisis.
The art market's surprising recovery continued yesterday (19 November)at Rockefeller Centre, thanks to Christie's 21st century evening sale hauling in $99.5m, or $123.5m with fees. The result eclipsed last November's equivalent sale that realised $106.5m with fees. Last night's tally before fees fell midway between pre-sale expectations of $87m to $127m. Out of the 45 lots offered, just one-a Cecily Brown abstract-failed to sell, making for an almost-perfect buy-in rate of 98%.
Australia's CBD office vacancy rates have stabilized as more employees return to work, with the Property Council noting significant positive absorption in Sydney for the first time since 2016.
