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S&P GSCI Mid-Year Recap and Lithium Added to S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle Metals Index
Surging futures activity on CME Group’s lithium contract allowed for entry into the S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle (EV) Metals Index. This milestone reflects the changing nature of indices to maintain a representative share of the global commodities market. The largest and most recognizable benchmark for commodities, the S&P GSCI, reviews contract eligibility for existing and…
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Exploring Two Decades of Fixed Income Innovation
Take a closer look at the latest SPIVA results as S&P DJI’s Brian Luke and BlackRock’s Stephen Laipply discuss how indexing works for fixed income, the iBoxx liquidity ecosystem, and what a growing range of passive tools could mean for yield seekers as income returns to fixed income.
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Bonds Saw Green in 2019, but They May Be Red in 2020
Rarely do we see all segments of the market go up in unison, but 2019 saw broad-based gains across stocks, bonds, and commodities. In fact, not a single sovereign bond index we track ended in the red. Considering 42 central banks cut policy rates in 2019, this may have been expected, but we would have…
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