DAPP News and Press, VanEck Vectors¿ Digital Transformation E From 11/13/22

Summary U.S. midterm elections: Win, lose or draw for markets? What sectors may benefit from a divided government. Will equity markets get the post midterm election bump? For further details see: U.S. Midterm Elections: Win, Lose Or Draw For Markets? ...

Summary Why the declines in tech on the S&P 500 may be hiding strength in other sectors from investors. The energy sector may still provide opportunities for investors. Insurers are not suffering the same challenges as other financials in the current high-rate environment....

Summary The fact that pension funds have allocated significant member capital to this madness reveals a dereliction of duty and the speculative madness that was. From March 2020 through March 2022, some 40% of purchases in Canada and the US were bought as second homes for investme...

Summary Despite some headline misses in big tech, markets ended the week with a significant rally and the Dow realized its fourth consecutive winning week. This week, we get Q3 results from 167 S&P 500 companies from a smattering of sectors. November 3 is predicted to be t...

Summary Why some earnings results are surprising to the upside. Big tech is stumbling out of the earnings gate, and it was to be expected. The inflation factor: Good for some earnings, bad for others. Several U.S. bellwethers have reported their quarterly results. Wh...

Summary Do corporate earnings disappointments signal a weaker economy and easing inflation pressures, which could end this scary market—or are there more twists to come? When we look in detail at last week’s disappointing third-quarter reports from five of the bigges...

Summary Will the fourth 75 basis-point rate hike be the last major rise before the Fed downshifts in December? Next week’s FOMC decision is widely expecting a unanimous vote for one last major rate increase. Inflation has hit double-digits and remains the ECB’s numbe...

Summary Crypto regulation has been widely discussed as one of the necessary steps for the digital asset market to mature and become truly mainstream. While mature industries often fear regulations because they believe they may stifle innovation, many crypto advocates are looking f...

Summary Technology stocks have been pummeled this year, leading some investors to question the sector’s future. Over the last two decades, innovation was driven by the proliferation of broadband and mobility. Shares of technology companies now trade at much more attract...

Summary Sentiment, positioning, network activity, network growth and other on-chain indicators continue to trend favourably and appear positive for the long-term outlook for crypto and digital assets. Bitcoin miners currently pose meaningful downside risk to crypto markets, given ...