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<p>Small-caps lagged their large-cap peers for over a decade in an environment dominated by the Fed put, failing to manifest any long lasting outperformance. With so much now changed, can small-cap performance this year manage to establish a longer-term trend or will it too prove to just be a temporary rotation? Find out what the industry experts think in this episode of<em> ETF Zoo</em>. </p>

Rising oil prices, inflation fears and higher Treasury yields are creating a favorable backdrop for inverse Treasury ETFs.

Equities sagged into the close yesterday, and they remain under pressure today thanks to a continuing selloff in government bonds. Crude oil is modestly higher, while gold, silver, and crypto are slightly lower.

An unusual surge in bond yields could trigger downside in the stock market. Here's what investors need to know about a rally in long-dated yields.

One of the most heavily-traded ETFs tracking performance in the U.S. Treasury market has just fallen to its lowest level in over 20 years.

<p>As the ETF fee war kicks up again in new categories, cost still wins with vanilla investors. However, in active categories, FactSet’s Elisabeth Kashner breaks down a growing preference for performance in this midyear ETF flow look back. </p>

<p>US-listed ETFs took in more than $38 billion last week.</p>

Stock markets are mixed in early trading. Crude oil, gold, and silver are all modestly higher, while the dollar is dipping.

<p>Are the days numbered for 351 exchanges, box spread, and dividend-avoiding ETFs? Tune into this episode of <em>ETF Zoo</em> to find out, plus learn why markets seem to care less and less about the struggling consumer, and what the recent NEOS acquisition could indicate for the future of the options income category. </p>

Peter Schiff says the world's safest asset lost half its value. Here is what the bond selloff means for Bitcoin.

Cooling inflation and weaker job data ease Fed hike bets, but Hormuz tensions increase oil risks. See how QQQ, IWM and TLT may respond.

The July 2026 jobs report was a stark confirmation that US hiring momentum has ground to a halt. For the Federal Reserve, the data leaves little choice but to lean toward looser monetary policy to stave off further labor market deterioration, says Bryan Perry, editor of Cash Machine.

Washington is floating brand-new tax cuts at the exact moment the federal deficit is blowing past levels not seen since the pandemic, and bond markets are already reacting. Here is what the latest Treasury numbers reveal about where fiscal policy could push interest rates next.

<p>Here are the daily ETF fund flows for August 10, 2026.</p>

<p>US-listed ETFs took in $37 billion last week, led by $10.2 billion into QQQ. But investors booked profits in semiconductor funds.</p>

Short-term notes tend to be highly influenced by the Federal Reserve. Long-term bonds have been responding to something else.

<p>VOO is the only trillion-dollar ETF, but it barely cracks the top 10 by daily volume.</p>

A rare U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen could reshape the performances of Treasury, Japan and financial ETFs.

In my 40-plus years in this business, I’ve seen new Federal Reserve Chairmen and Chairwomen routinely tested by the market. Just look at the performance of the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) in Chairman Powell's first year. That said, I think the market narrative around Kevin Warsh is just wrong, maintains Nancy Tengler, CIO of Laffer Tengler Investments.

Rising yields on long-term Treasurys pushed the largest long-term bond fund, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), to a 22-year low.

Volatility is ticking higher in the $30 trillion Treasury market as investors bet that yields will push higher.

BlackRock runs three bond ETFs that harvest option premiums on top of coupon income to deliver monthly double-digit yields, but each one hides a very different risk that most income investors never think to ask about.

<p>The largest long-term Treasury ETF is down 3.8% this year, erasing most of last year's gain, as inflation and debt worries pressure the long end.</p>

Federal Reserve officials just won't listen to us! We warned them that the economy didn't need the four cuts in the federal funds rate (FFR) at the end of 2024. The Bond Vigilantes agreed with us. Now, we conclude that the Fed has to raise short-term rates to lower long-term rates, writes Ed Yardeni, editor of Yardeni QuickTakes.

After a mixed day yesterday, stocks are under modest pressure ahead of a key monetary policy meeting. Crude oil is spiking, putting downward pressure on gold and silver, while Treasuries and the dollar are mostly flat.

Investors flocking to long-duration U.S. Treasury ETFs for safety have instead been met with a “perfect storm for generational losses.” This historic crash stems from a fatal market misunderstanding: equating the zero default risk of the U.S. government with zero...

For years, Federal Reserve decisions became something of a rubber stamp, with investors focused more on the press conference than the announcement itself. Under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, that dynamic has flipped, observes Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro US.

Stocks are jumping, while oil is slumping to start the week. Gold and silver are rising along with Treasuries, while the dollar is flattish. Bitcoin is hovering in the mid-$60,000s.

SCHQ's $42.5B rival TLT dominates in liquidity and assets, but the Schwab fund's lower fees and superior five-year performance may appeal to buy-and-hold investors.

Michael Burry is warning about a market collision: rising oil prices, an artificial intelligence debt binge and mounting pressure in long-duration Treasuries. "Watch the long bonds," Burry wrote on X Thursday. He cited AI’s "debt explosion," rising inflation volatility, a...