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![ETF Assets Grow to Record High Despite Market Drop](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-tech-Intro-Image-900x350.png)
Total assets in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar products broke a new record in 2018 in spite of falling equity markets, as investors turned to a growing range of offerings.
![December Brings Abrupt Halt to Rally](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-finance-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
The years-long equity bull market abruptly came to a near-end in December as concerns about a global economic slowdown and trade disruptions built up.
![2019 Market Outlook II – Dollar Down, Risk Up?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20180112_As-the-US-Market-Gyrates-Not-All-Sectors-Suffer-Equally-900x307.jpg)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is among brokers saying the euro will likely recoup its losses against the dollar in 2019,1 as the Federal Reserve slows down the pace of tightening and the European Central Bank (ECB) gradually removes monetary support.
![2019 Market Outlook I – Dampened Spirits](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cargo-shipping-Intro-Image-3-900x350.jpg)
Equity investors hoping to recoup last year’s losses may be in for a long wait, if annual forecasts from strategists – already jarred by December’s market sell-off – are anything to go by.
![Tobacco and Coal Exit More Portfolios](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/factory-intro-image-900x350.png)
More asset owners and managers joined the ranks of those divesting from tobacco and coal-related stocks in the year that ends, cementing a trend that is likely to intensify in coming years.
![What’s Behind the Edge in Equal-Weight Strategies?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-finance-intro-image-3_small-900x350.jpg)
The launch of the DAX® Equal Weight Index this month presents a good opportunity to review the virtues of an equal-weight equity strategy.
![Minimum Variance’s Prowess in Risk Protection](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-900x350.png)
October’s market move is the type of event that can determine a portfolio performance for the entire year. The sharp pullback in stocks has underscored the benefits of a low-volatility strategy: holding the less risky parts of the market has often been worth the price of missing out on the beta rallies.
![October Brings Market Shock](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-finance-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Equity markets sold off by the most in six years in October, amid investor concerns that rising bond yields and a slowdown in China will stymie global growth.
![Active Vs. Passive Returns: A Barometer](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-6-900x350.png)
The first edition of Morningstar’s European Active/Passive Barometer shows the extent to which active managers in the region have underperformed their passive peers in recent years, suggesting the active-management industry must contend not only with high costs but with poor returns too.
![Stocks Post Gains in Calm September](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-4-900x350.png)
Global equity indices rose in September, helped by a continued bull market in US shares, a multi-month jump for Japanese stocks and a mild rebound in Europe.
![Sizing Up the Emerging Markets Sell-Off](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/busy-street-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Investors in emerging markets are enduring yet another volatile ride. Stymied by rising interest rates in the US, shares in those developing nations most dependent on external financing have slumped.
![US Steams Ahead, Europe Struggles: August Market Review](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/us-economy-intro-image-900x350.png)
August brought the biggest outperformance for US stocks relative to European indices in nine years, as buoyant American growth contrasted with financial and economic concerns in Europe.