YUMY News and Press, VanEck Future of Food ETF From 02/05/23

Summary A truly exceptional year, 2022 was dominated by historically high inflation, sharply rising interest rates and a surge in bond yields. With inflation now peaking and labor markets cooling, the environment enables central banks to slow and potentially pause interest-rate hikes. ...

Summary Resource equities exhibited strong relative gains this quarter, outperforming both global equities and bonds during the three-month period. During the quarter, the greatest contributions to absolute performance came from the oil & gas sub-sector - including the top three ind...

Summary Increased food prices disproportionately affect those who can least afford an increase. Causes of food loss and waste occur at every stage of the production and supply chain. Most happens at retailers and in households. Current farming practices deplete and degrade the soil ...

Summary December was a mixed month for commodity index strategies overall. Natural gas was the strongest commodity for most index strategies. The precious metals sector was the strongest performing sector in December, rising over 5%. Natural Gas Contributes From Rebalance ...

Summary The world and economy were complex and volatile throughout 2022. In Green Alpha’s signature investing style, we helped our clients gain market exposure to the Next Economy. Investing in what’s next means valuing innovation and extrapolating the world economy as it ...

Summary Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, which account for 23% of global maize production, are experiencing substantial losses because of climate-related issues. Latin America is likely to resist any attempts to implement land distribution controls. Like their Latin American cou...

Summary Today is Election Day. Since WWII, there has been a mid-term election cycle for the S&P 500 that commences in October and gains strength in November and December, so we should be just at the start of an impressive year-end rally. Above and beyond the special events awa...

Summary Surging energy prices create uncertainty for EU food producers, although national energy support measures reduce the impact and shield production. Nonetheless, food producers need to reassess their energy strategies because mandatory cuts in energy use can't be ruled out t...

Summary The UN Sustainable Development Goals represent a globally agreed-upon framework that can help investors understand and measure how their portfolios are contributing to addressing critical global sustainability issues. SDGs have gained widespread support across a broad cons...

Current U.S. infrastructure is in major need of upgrades; significant investment by governments is already in motion, incentivizing green infrastructure initiatives. Energy transition has been the early focus of investors, but there are multiple sectors within the green infras...