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November inflation cools: ETF strategies to play

U.S. inflation pressures eased further in November, offering a nice surprise to investors. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% year over year, below the 3.1% increase economists had forecast, ...
SCHP offers low-cost, broad exposure to US TIPS, tracking the Bloomberg US Treasury Inflation-Linked Bond Index with high efficiency. The ETF’s value is highly sensitive to real interest rate ...
Semiconductors were among the sectors that stood to gain the most. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH), which tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of leading chipmakers, has heavy exposure ...
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.9% from a year ago in August, following 2.7% in June and July. On a monthly basis, CPI went up 0.4%, which was higher than expected at 0.3%. Gasoline and ...
Quick explanation of how TIPs work, as these are somewhat niche securities. TIPs are treasury inflation-protected securities. As with normal treasuries, TIPs are issued by the U.S. Treasury, backed by ...
Though inflation has improved, it remains one of the most significant threats to an investor's accumulation of wealth. Combined with stock market volatility and broader economic uncertainty, and ...
The investment seeks to track the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The index measures the performance of U.S. dollar denominated sovereign debt publicly issued by the ...
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded outflows on Friday as the Federal Reserve released key inflation data showing price pressures are creeping higher under President Donald Trump’s trade policies.
Tech remains a popular investing choice heading into 2026. I see a few other areas of the market that investors should be watching instead.