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Global ETF News for the Past 2 Months


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Services trade growth slows in first quarter of 2025

July 31, 2025--Global services trade growth slowed in the first quarter of 2025 to 5% year-on-year, roughly half the pace recorded in both 2024 and 2023. The appreciation of the US dollar against the euro and other currencies, coupled with increased economic uncertainty, contributed to the slowdown in services trade in the early months of the year.

Services exports in Europe and North America increased by only 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, down from 8% and 11% respectively in the first quarter of 2024. In contrast, strong growth was sustained in Asia at 9%.

The overall slowdown in services trade was mainly due to "Other commercial services," a category that encompasses a wide variety of mostly digitally deliverable services ranging from financial to professional services. In 2024, "Other commercial services" accounted for some 60% of global services trade, with Europe contributing 40% of those exports.

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Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)


ETFGI reports Active ETF Q1 net inflows were $US245.21 Billion which is up 70% from the prior record set in 2025

April 27, 2026-ETFGI, reported today Active ETF Q1 net inflows were $US245.21 Billion which is up 70% from the prior record set in 2025 that assets of US$2.12 trillion invested in the actively managed ETFs industry globally at the end of March.

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Americas


June 25, 2026 Northern Lights Fund Trust IV files with the SEC-FM Compounders Equity ETF and FM Focus Equity ETF
June 25, 2026 Federated Hermes ETF Trust files with the SEC-Federated Hermes Short Duration Corporate ETF
June 25, 2026 MFS Active Exchange Traded Funds Trust files with the SEC-9 ETFs
June 25, 2026 Tidal Trust III files with the SEC-5 VistaShares Target 15 ETFs
June 25, 2026 Northern Lights Fund Trust II files with the SEC-PeakShares Sector Rotation ETF

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Europe ETF News


June 23, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on June 23, 2026, on Deutsche Börse
June 23, 2026 Ranked: The EU's Biggest Trading Partners in 2026
June 18, 2026 HANetf becomes largest UCITS ETF issuer in Poland's ETF makret, with 8 new ETF listings and more to come
June 11, 2026 ETFGI reports European ETF Market Surges Past US$3.77 Trillion as Record Net Inflows Continue
May 22, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on May 22, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse

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Asia ETF News


June 23, 2026 Mantle Becomes One of the First Ethereum L2s to Bring Franklin Templeton's USPX ETF On-Chain with xStocks
June 17, 2026 All Eyes on Korea: CSOP KOSPI 200 ETF (3121.HK) to List on HKEX Tomorrow
June 11, 2026 Hong Kong Investors Pay Over HK$7.3 Billion in Annual Trading Fees, 65% of Investors Underestimate Impact of Trading fees on Returns, The Era of AI Agentic Trading Could Further Amplify Trading Friction
June 04, 2026 Japanese Retail Investor Access Surges as U.S.-Listed ETFs Registered for Sale in Japan Expand by Nearly 50% Since 2023
June 03, 2026 Korean Retail Investors Continue to Be Active Purchasers of Overseas Listed ETFs in April

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Middle East ETP News


June 25, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf markets ease on weaker oil, Fed rate-hike bets
June 23, 2026 ADX welcomes Lunate's first-of-its-kind GCC Shariah-compliant ETF

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Africa ETF News


June 16, 2026 Stablecoins in Nigeria: A Growing Cross-Border Channel
June 09, 2026 South African rand strengthens after surprise GDP growth data
May 26, 2026 Africa's growth holds firm amid global turbulence, says 2026 African Economic Outlook
May 26, 2026 Africa's growth holds firm amid global turbulence, says 2026 African Economic Outlook

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ESG and Of Interest News


June 23, 2026 Understanding Geoeconomics in a Volatile World
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May 26, 2026 Infographic-Ranked: The World's Largest Stock Markets
May 26, 2026 Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"
May 19, 2026 Idle Cash Could Leave over $130,000 on the Table by Retirement, Finds PensionBee

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White Papers


May 18, 2026 The Women's Health Innovation Radar: Revealing Gaps and Opportunities Across the Science-to-Patient Journey

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