VPN News and Press, Global X Data Center REITs & Digital Infrastructure ETF From 01/05/23

Summary Correlations across U.S. equity, international equity, and fixed income rose in 2022 as global central banks increased policy rates to reduce consumer demand and curb inflation. International markets may benefit as peak pessimism fades. Energy, Communication Services, and In...

Summary Data Center REITs have been outperforming since November. I touch upon a few tailwinds and headwinds. Valuations are pricey. Where there is data smoke, there is business fire. - Thomas Redman Introduction I've been highlighting the sideways movement...

Summary The lone property sector in positive-territory this year, Casino REITs have benefited from their attractive “inflation-hedging” lease structure, the rebound in Las Vegas travel demand, and broader institutional investor acceptance. Casino REITs remain a favorite fo...

U.S. equity markets posted solid gains this past week as decent employment data eased concerns over a "hard landing"- for the U.S. economy at least- sparking a bid for risk assets. Recording just its third weekly gain in the past fourteen weeks, the S&P 500 advanced 1.9% on the we...

If higher prices, which have now broadened, are allowed to persist, they can become sticky. A wage-price spiral, where rising wages beget rising prices, which cause further pressure on wages, certainly could allow inflation to be a challenge for longer than expected. In general, tradi...

Data released in June showed that annual headline CPI inflation - previously thought to be cooling - had touched a new 40-year high. Substantial rate hikes are possible as the Fed remains focused on stabilizing prices; however, in the process, a recession may become unavoidable. W...

The REIT sector has fallen in 4 of the first 5 months of 2022, including a -3.51% total return in May. Small cap (-2.26%) and mid cap (-3.46%) REITs outperformed, while large caps (-4.48%) and micro caps (-5.82%) saw deeper losses in May. Only 31.18% of REIT securities had a posit...

VNET Group, Inc. is a leading Internet Data Center provider and service company in China. The firm offers solutions in three key verticals: Managed Hosting Services (IDC), Cloud Services and VPN Services. VNET Group is well-positioned to benefit from multiple strong structural tai...

Windstream has doubled down on its claim that the rent will come down in 2030. Uniti CEO Kenny Gunderman is not intending to challenge this claim. Another error in the master lease agreement; Uniti’s position is even worse. For further details see: Uniti Group - W...

In the current inflationary environment, real estate can be an attractive investment because the sector is generally better at passing price increases onto consumers compared to other non-cyclical sectors. Cloud providers and social media companies account for most of the colocation d...