RAYS News and Press, Global X Solar ETF From 09/16/22

Summary With inflation at the highest level in decades and volatility continuing to surge, equity investors are questioning their next moves. At the beginning of the year, financial conditions were very loose by any means historically, and we've very rapidly moved from loose finan...

Summary On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (“the Act”) into law. The ramifications of the Act’s duration are substantive. There is still much room to grow if the U.S. wants to decarbonize and spur investments to truly ma...

Summary The world has always relied on the Saudis for decades to calm the oil markets by producing more oil when prices rise, something they are not capable of doing as the truth of their capabilities is now being questioned. We have liquidated our strategic oil reserves, pulled b...

Summary Coal consumption in global power generation decreased during the first half of 2022, compared to the first half 2021. Renewable generation increased by 17% year on year, driven by continued capacity additions. Electric power generation continues to become less carbon i...

Summary Crude oil prices are an excellent measure of consumer engagement and activity worldwide. While crude oil contracts, alternative energy sources may experience a rising price cycle. The collapse in the financial markets broke consumer expectations and spending habits as ...

Summary Russia’s Gazprom stated that it had identified a defect in the last working turbine of the Nord Stream gas pipeline that carries Russian gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany. It’s not just a difficult winter that lies ahead for Europe, but at least two or thre...

Summary Jackson Hole reset expectations to focus more on inflation. The U.S. dollar should stabilize over the medium-term amid hawkishness from other central banks and slowing economic data. At stake is Europe’s ability to refill their storage tanks ahead of winter. ...

Summary So far this year, VST has outperformed the market by around 25%. This outperformance has been driven by aggressive buybacks and investment spending. But there is a catch that makes us hesitant to jump back in. Vistra Energy ( VST ) is a Texas-based electr...

Summary We might have had areas that were a bit of a bubble, like in the SPAC space or meme stocks, but that doesn’t mean the whole market is. Metaverse is going to be much more like augmented reality, and we will use it in different ways that we had not considered. It&...

Summary Equities rebounded in recent weeks as investors considered the prospects of a possible pivot by major central banks, especially after China’s central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates. Similar to Europe, core inflation and services inflation are expected to rise ...