DRW News and Press, WisdomTree Global ex-US Real Estate Fund From 04/13/21

Get Woke, Go Broke? Prison REITs - arguably the "darkest corner" of the REIT sector - have been punished by ever-intensifying political hostilities and declining prison populations across the country. Last week, GEO Group joined CoreCivic in eliminating its dividend and "evaluating it...

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs this week amid a pullback in interest rates and inflation expectations as the global growth outlook has been tempered by ongoing COVID issues abroad. Climbing to fresh record highs, the S&P 500 gained another 2.7% on the week while...

Global PMI signals fastest rise in firms' input costs since 2008. Charges for goods and services both rise at steepest rates in PMI survey history. US sees sharpest price hikes, led by rising prices for consumer goods. For further details see: Global Price Gauge Hits New...

Global PMI highest since August 2014. Manufacturing reports robust expansion despite supply delays, services boosted by easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Consumer services show signs of steadying after steep downturn. US leads upturn, Brazil lags. For further details see:...

Flying High: The emerging Cannabis REIT sector has been far-and-away the best-performing property sector since the start of 2019, soaring more than 150% in 2020 following 70% gains the prior year. The momentum has continued this year after New York became the 15th state to fully legal...

Powered by Spring Break demand and accelerated by the vaccine roll-out, the recovery in domestic leisure travel - and hotel occupancy - has picked up meaningfully over the past month. TSA data showed that travel is now at 60% of pre-pandemic levels after bottoming at less than 5%. STR...

U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record-highs this past week on data showing faster-than-expected job growth and continued strength behind the housing market while jitters over rising interest rates calmed. Closing the holiday-shortened week at record highs, the S&P 500 gained...

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

From David to Goliath. Emerging from relative obscurity early last decade, Cell Tower REITs have developed into dominant players of both the telecommunications and real estate sectors through relentless growth. The single largest property sector, three Cell Tower REITs now accoun...

Is Bad News is Good News Again? U.S. equity markets rebounded this past week as lukewarm economic data and renewed COVID concerns halted the surge in interest rates and calmed market jitters. Closing within 1% of record highs, the S&P 500 jumped 1.7% this past week led b...