FTAG News and Press, First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF From 08/10/23

2023-08-10 03:35:00 ET Summary After input costs rose 80-250% during the supply chain shocks associated with the coronavirus crisis and the Ukraine War,[1] crop production costs hit record levels in 2022. Coupled with labor shortages,[3] net farm income in the US is likely to drop...

2023-08-09 00:35:00 ET Summary We believe companies that are aligned with sustainability themes have a competitive advantage and are better positioned to outperform. Packaged food companies face many risks, including fast-changing consumer preferences, intense competition, displac...

2023-07-26 11:50:00 ET Summary While Q1 2023 ended with the banking instability threatening to erase market gains, U.S. equity markets recovered, and the Syntax US 500 Large Cap Index rose 8.9 % in Q2, driven predominantly by an AI-induced rally. Cooling inflation numbers and expe...

2023-07-24 01:30:00 ET Summary Russia rejoining the BSGI would be a 'game changer' event, reducing the risk to Ukrainian and Russian ports, and to the Kerch Strait Bridge. The suspension of the BSGI is likely to result in a sharp increase in food prices in several East African cou...

2023-07-21 21:46:00 ET Summary Grain markets have rallied this week following Russia’s refusal to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The ratcheting up in tensions between Ukraine and Russia means that risks are skewed to the upside, particularly when it comes to the whe...

2023-07-18 06:44:00 ET Summary Four leading analysts weigh in on the big acreage surprise for soybeans, and why weather isn’t the only risk that lies ahead. Exports will be closely watched as North America enters harvest and US supply is factored in to global stocks. Th...

2023-07-17 20:29:00 ET Summary The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) underperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) in Q2 2023 but continues to outperform year-to-date by over 3.5%. The declines in all commodity indexes during Q2 2023 was mostly due to the poor eco...

2023-06-27 16:21:20 ET First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF ( NASDAQ: FTAG ) - $0.7513 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.50% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 28; ex-div Jun 27. For further details see: First Trust Indxx Global Agricultu...

2023-06-19 22:20:00 ET Summary The Russell 1000 and the S&P 500, the two main broad US large-cap indexes, are both up about 15% this year. But the growth and value versions of these two indexes have produced very different results. The dollar was down last week, presumably on ...

2023-06-15 16:30:00 ET Summary China’s disappointing recovery following the COVID-19 reopening this spring has been the major reason for the declining commodities markets in May. The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index declined 5.78% and the Bloomberg Commodity Index decl...