Monthly Archives: May 2020

Investing.com – Uptick In ‘Digital Dollar’ Effort Is Encouraging, But How Realistic Is It?

Investing.com columns. In tandem with the COVID-19 global pandemic there’s been a recent, significant uptick in discussion about the launch of a ‘digital dollar.’ To be fair, given the far more accute priorities currently pressing national governments and a significant

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WSJ.COM – Oil ETF Is Down 83% So Far This Year

As oil prices plummeted in April, U.S. Oil Fund (USO) exchange-traded fund took it on the chin. And short-selling activity soared. The $3.2 billion futures-based ETF saw shorting activity pick up after a lull in early April. USO ETF is

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WSJ.COM – Strong Flows in Bond ETFs After Fed Interest

Exchange-traded funds focused on non-investment-grade bonds rallied in April after the Federal Reserve signaled interest in buying ETFs exposed to the sector to support the markets. Investment-grade bond funds benefited, too. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com đź”‘đź”’

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Author Bio

Unknown's avatarTanzeel Akhtar trained as a foreign correspondent at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and in newspaper journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is NCTJ-qualified in Media Law, Public Administration and Shorthand (100wpm).

Her reporting has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, Forbes, Euromoney and ETF.com, among other international publications covering global markets, digital assets and finance. She has held editorial roles at Bloomberg, CoinDesk and Interactive Investor.

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