U.S. Treasury yield curves have normalized after prolonged inversion, with the 2s/10s and 3-Month/10-Year constructs now turning positive. Federal Reserve rate cuts and a macro narrative shifting ...
Upon launching the WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund (NTSX), previously referred to as the WisdomTree 90/60 U.S. Balanced Fund, we updated some of the seminal research from Cliff Asness on the ...
Investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) spreads, at +80 basis points (bps) and +270 bps, respectively, approach multi-decade lows, yet periods of narrow spreads have historically persisted during ...
Every era of markets has its icons. In the 1980s, it was the oil majors. In the 1990s, it was telecom and dot-com darlings. Today, we live in the age of the Magnificent 7—companies so large that their ...
Over the past several decades, the composition of central bank reserves has undergone a structural transformation. In the mid-20th century, gold accounted for more than 60% of global reserve holdings, ...
The dual-market system behind ETFs, primary and secondary markets, enables intraday liquidity and tight pricing spreads that distinguish them from mutual funds. Authorized participants play a critical ...
The VIX’s surge past 60 in April 2025 mirrors past market bottoms, historically preceding strong 12-month equity gains across major downturns. Despite widespread stagflation fears and weak ...
After China’s 33% year-to-date equity surge in 2025, investors are reminded that emerging market rallies can be fleeting without a risk-conscious framework. Despite ongoing volatility, the WisdomTree ...
As geopolitical risks and inflationary pressures persist, commodities are reclaiming their role as a crucial hedge and portfolio diversifier in 2025. The potential for tariffs, shifting trade policies ...
U.S. equities don’t have a monopoly on acronyms. Before there was the Magnificent 7, it was the FAANGS. Europe has been consistently ignored by U.S. investors over the lack of its own basket of ...
A major macro story in August has been the sharp appreciation of the yen following the Bank of Japan’s rate hike, as well as the expectations for the Fed to start cutting rates in the U.S. We often ...
The bitcoin halving event in April 2024 reduced the block reward for miners, which is expected to increase bitcoin’s price over time due to reduced supply and steady demand. Miners face revenue ...