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Treasury International Capital Data for June
August 15, 2016--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2016. The next release, which will report on data for July 2016, is scheduled for September 16, 2016.
The sum total in June of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC outflow of $202.8 billion. Of this, net foreign private outflows were $162.4 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $40.4 billion.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
AdvisorShares--Weekly Market Update-Markets Take The Week Off To Watch The Olympics
August 15, 2016-Highlights of the Prior week
For the week of August 08-August 12
Macro
The Olympic Games are of course well under way marking the quadrennial time where we collectively become a whole lot more interested in swimming, gymnastics and team handball
(check it out if you are unfamiliar).
Rio's time zone proximity makes it very easy to watch the games during the day which might contribute to the very flat week for markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 16 basis points, the S&P 500 inched ahead by four basis points, the NASDAQ was the big big winner with a 22 basis point advance and the Russell 2000 down ticked by 13 basis points.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Nasdaq Tries to Appeal to Investors Lured by New Rival IEX
August 14, 2016--Nasdaq plans a new option for investors who complain they can't keep up with rapid-fire trading
In the latest sign that American stock exchanges are inching away from a decadelong arms race toward ever greater speed, Nasdaq Inc. plans a new option for investors who complain they can't keep up with rapid-fire trading.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
August 12, 2016--The current reports for the week of August 9, 2016 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
This Week's IPO Calendar from Renaissance Capital
August 12, 2016--This Week's IPO Calendar from Renaissance Capital is now available.
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Source: Renaissance Capital
FTSE Russell & O'Shares Celebrate First Year of Innovation
August 12, 2016--Unique multi-factor indexes from FTSE Russell are powerful tools for investors
O'Shares ETFs based on FTSE Russell indexes popular with investors
Firms ring NYSE closing bell to celebrate important milestone
FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider, and O'Shares Investments today announced the one year anniversary of their collaboration. In the past year, O'Shares has introduced a new suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs) based on innovative new multi-factor indexes from FTSE Russell.
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Source: FTSE Russell
US bond ETFs set record in yield scramble
August 12, 2016--Investors have poured more money into US fixed income exchange traded funds so far this year than for the whole of 2015,as the hunt for returns intensifies with nearly $13tn of global bond yields trades below zero.
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Source: FT.com
DB Markets Research-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-North America-US ETF Compass-Strong equity returns and inflows push ETP assets 5% higher in July
August 12, 2016--A strong month for risk drives performance and inflows
Following Brexit fears, markets promptly adjusted during the month of July and resumed the rally across risky assets with most asset classes ending in positive territory
Global equities were up by 3.8% last month, lead by EM equities with
5.4%; while US and Intl DM equities followed with 4.0% each. Meanwhile, traditional safe haven assets such as US Treasuries and Gold also registered gains of 0.46% and 2.0%, respectively. view
Source: Source: Deutsche Bank Markets Research-Equity & Index Strategy
Bats Announces Plans to Acquire Javelin Swap Execution Facility
August 11, 2016--Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) has announced plans to acquire Javelin SEF, LLC (Javelin), a Swap Execution Facility (SEF).
The deal is intended to accelerate Bats' plans to offer trading of non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) for the foreign exchange market.
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Source: Bats Global Markets, Inc.
U.S. Stocks Notch a Record Trifecta
August 11, 2016--For the first time since dot-com boom was in full swing, Dow industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all reach highs on same day
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Source: Wall Street Journal
