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![Thematic Index Tracks Beneficiaries of 5G Revolution](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-tech-intro-image-4-900x350.jpg)
Preceded by great expectation, the new-generation telecommunications technology known as 5G has finally arrived.
![New Index Tracks Ocean Care Champions](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/waves-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
The planet’s water bodies are the destination for an important share of human waste and pollution. Rubbish, factory refuse, septic tanks, car fumes, pesticides – they all eventually flow into rivers, seas and oceans.
![The Value of Secured Rates – A Tale from the US Repo Marke](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20180112_As-the-US-Market-Gyrates-Not-All-Sectors-Suffer-Equally-900x307.jpg)
On Sept. 17, the rate on overnight Treasury-funded US repurchase agreements, or repos, jumped to an average of 5.25% from 2.43% the day before, with some trades settling as high as 9%.
![New to Market: ESG Options](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nature-esg-intro-image-5-900x350.jpg)
The outstanding growth of responsible investing will reach a new milestone next week, when investors will be able to trade European options tracking environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies for the first time.
![Minimum Variance Indices: A Reading Through Geopolitical Risk](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-3-900x350.png)
The STOXX® Minimum Variance Indices are designed to achieve the lowest return volatility in a given investable universe.
![The Effect of ESG Exclusions on US Stocks](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cityskape-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
With US demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies on the rise, it is timely to look at the recent performance of the STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index.
![Taking Stock of the EURO STOXX 50 ESG Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-900x350.png)
Earlier in the year, STOXX introduced the EURO STOXX 50® ESG Index, a second-generation environmental, social and governance (ESG) version of the iconic EURO STOXX 50® Index that follows standard investment exclusions and integrates companies’ ESG scores into stock selection.
![Stocks Eke Out Third-Quarter Gain with September Rebound](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/deutsche-boerse-intro-image-900x350.png)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index rose 2.1% in dollar terms1 during the month, following a 1.8% drop in August, wrapping a 0.7% advance in the third quarter.
![DAX and German Recessions](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dax-intro-image-900x350.png)
Following a small contraction in Germany’s economy in the second quarter, many economists predict that this quarter the country will enter its first official recession in six years.
![New Global ESG Leaders Announced](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/city-intro-image-4-900x350.png)
STOXX has announced the results of the annual review of the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders Index, with the number of companies in the benchmark of sustainability champions reaching a record high.
![Responsible Index Tracks Waste-Management Leaders](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/factory-intro-image-900x350.png)
With a growing, wealthier and more urbanized world population, waste is becoming an increasingly dangerous problem with environmental, social and economic consequences.
![Stocks Fall in August on Trade, Growth Woes](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-finance-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Stocks fell in August as the trade war between the US and China escalated and concerns grew that a global economic slowdown may lead to a recession.