Global ETF News for the Past 2 Months
you are currently viewing::ETFGI reports Global ETFs Industry Sets Q1 Record as Q1 net Inflows Surge 35% Past 2025 HighApril 15, 2026-ETFGI reports Global ETFs Industry Sets Q1 Record as YTD net Inflows Surge 35% Past 2025 High. During March, the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$174.42 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$626.42 billion, according to ETFGI's March 2026 Global ETFs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. Highlights Global ETF assets totalled $20.08 trillion at the end of Q1, below the record $21.24 trillion reached in February 2026. Net inflows reached $174.42 billion in March. Q1 net inflows of $626.42 billion are the highest on record, surpassing the prior peak of 463.51 billion in 2025 and $397.51 billion in 2024. March marked the 82nd consecutive month of net inflows into the global ETF industry. Source: ETFGI |
OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report March 2026-Testing Resilience
March 26, 2026-Introduction
The conflict in the Middle East is testing the resilience of the global economy.
The outlook is surrounded by high uncertainty and reflects the interaction of two opposing forces:
On the upside, growth is supported by strong momentum in technology-related investment and production, lower tariff rates than previously assumed, and carry-over from robust outcomes in 2025.
ETFGI Reports Actively Managed ETFs Globally Hit New US$2.15 Trillion Record Amid 71 Straight Months of Net Inflows at the end of February
March 26, 2026- ETFGI reports actively managed ETFs globally hit new US$2.15 Trillion record amid 71 straight months of net inflows at the end of February. During February the actively managed ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$91.15 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$167.58 billion, according to ETFGI's February 2026 Active ETF industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.
The Debt-Inequality Cycle
March 24, 2026-During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people's purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. "To protect them from the results of their own folly," Eccles told the Senate in 1933 testimony, "we should take from them a sufficient amount of their surplus to enable consumers to consume and business to operate at a profit."
Middle East conflict weighs further on slowing trade outlook
March 19, 2026-World trade is set to slow in 2026 following stronger than expected growth in 2025 on the back of surging trade in AI-enabling products. WTO economists warn that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could further reduce trade growth if energy prices remain elevated, noting that it would also put pressure on food supplies and services trade due to travel and transport disruptions. Prospects could still improve if the conflict ends quickly and the boom in AI spending continues.
Bassanese Bites-RBA to hike
March 15, 2026-Global stocks continued to weaken last week, as the ongoing war in Iran kept oil prices high.
Oil prices have surged as the Iran conflict disrupts global supply, adding to inflation risks. At the same time, recent RBA commentary has sharply shifted market expectations- with investors now bracing for a possible rate hike this week.
