This chart shows a market rotation away from the technology and communications services sectors towards more defensive parts of the market like healthcare, utilities and consumer staples, with the S&P 500 aggregate broadly stable. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An index is unmanaged, cannot be invested into directly and is not meant to depict an actual investment.
This chart shows a market rotation away from the technology and communications services sectors towards more defensive parts of the market like healthcare, utilities and consumer staples, with the S&P 500 aggregate broadly stable. Past performance does not guarantee future results. An index is unmanaged, cannot be invested into directly and is not meant to depict an actual investment.
This chart shows a renewed spike in global oil prices over recent weeks back towards 2026 highs. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This chart shows a renewed spike in global oil prices over recent weeks back towards 2026 highs. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This chart shows that the market pricing for an interest rate hike at the Fed's October meeting has fallen from around a 70% chance in September to less than 10% now.
This chart shows that the market pricing for an interest rate hike at the Fed's October meeting has fallen from around a 70% chance in September to less than 10% now.
This chart shows that the price of credit default swaps - a financial instrument to protect against bond defaults - have spiked on the debt of U.S. hyperscalers this year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This chart shows that the price of credit default swaps - a financial instrument to protect against bond defaults - have spiked on the debt of U.S. hyperscalers this year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This chart shows that the share of leveraged ETFs that contain a single stock has risen by 12 percentage points since 2024 to reach 28% in 2026.
This chart shows that the share of leveraged ETFs that contain a single stock has risen by 12 percentage points since 2024 to reach 28% in 2026.
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