Market perspectives and commentary from WisdomTree.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that a strong El Niño is developing, arriving against a warmer climate baseline and into a fertiliser market already disrupted by the Strait of Hormuz conflict. Cocoa, sugar, coffee and wheat face the sharpest supply risks. For investors, the distribution of outcomes for key agricultural commodities has shifted materially to the upside.
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The 2026 NATO Ankara summit confirmed US strategic disengagement from Europe is durable, accelerating the rearmament cycle. A Patriot production licence for Ukraine, $50bn in new contracts, and landmark mergers and acquisitions within the defence industry, signal structural industrial consolidation.
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A SpaceX-driven surge in on-chain equity volume, led by Solana, has put tokenised stocks on the map. This article examines what is driving it, why backing, issuer and redemption separate the real products from trackers, and where an exchange-traded product (ETP) fits.
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Emerging Markets (EM) structural shift from State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) to private enterprise is accelerating. Non-SOEs have outperformed SOEs by 17% since end-2024, driven by semiconductor giants TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix. Taiwan now leads the MSCI EM index. Discover how to obtain systematic access to ‘New Economy’ EMs at historically attractive valuations.
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AI sovereignty is turning into a physical build-out challenge for Europe. The proposed Cloud and AI Development Act adds policy support, but delivery will depend on infrastructure: powered sites, grid connections and mission-critical electrical equipment. That creates potential opportunities for selected builders and suppliers within Europe’s infrastructure value chain.
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Two new U.S. executive orders signal growing national commitment to quantum computing, both as an emerging technology and as a future encryption challenge. For investors, this adds support to the long-term outlook by encouraging funding, procurement and post-quantum adoption, while widening the opportunity across the broader quantum ecosystem.
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High dividend equities can offer income, downside protection and inflation resilience, qualities that are particularly relevant in today's environment of elevated volatility and persistent inflation. WisdomTree's new Global High Dividend UCITS ETF applies a rigorous quality screen to a global dividend universe, delivering a yield more than double the broad market while reducing value traps through a disciplined, rules-based methodology.
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This blog explores the wave of European defence initial public offerings (IPOs) reshaping the sector's investment landscape, from Hensoldt's 2020 listing through to RENK, CSG and Vincorion, and the upcoming listings of KNDS and WB Electronics. It examines why 2026 marks a watershed year for European defence equity, how investor scrutiny is maturing, and what the broadening of the investable universe means for those with exposure to the structural rearmament theme.
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The SpaceX IPO is reshaping how investors think about the space economy, but is owning SpaceX enough? As the category-defining leader has entered public markets, the bigger question is how to capture the broader opportunity it is helping unlock. In this blog, we explore why SpaceX matters, what lies beyond it, and how WisdomTree is positioning its strategy to reflect both.
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The Iran-US MOU marks a turning point for European and Japanese equities. With geopolitical risk unwinding, economic surprise indices improving, ECB policy easing, and Germany's defence spending accelerating, Europe's re-rating is underway. Japan benefits from AI supply chain breadth, the Bank of Japan's gradual policy normalisation, the resumption of trade following Middle East disruptions, and energy cost relief. WisdomTree offers compelling, cost-effective access to both opportunities.
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In the latest episode of The Next Big Thing podcast, we hosted Ryan Corbett, Chief Financial Officer of MP Materials, one of the most strategically important companies in the rare earths space. We discussed why rare earths sit at the centre of the supply chain reset, why NdPr is the real bottleneck, and how demand is broadening well beyond electric vehicles (EVs) into robotics, drones, AI infrastructure and defence. Ryan also explained why scale, policy support and vertical integration matter so much in a market still dominated by China. This blog summarises the key messages Ryan delivered on the show.
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The latest rebalance of WisdomTree's Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners Index widens its lens from 10 to 14 metal categories, adding vanadium, silicon metal, manganese and niobium. It trims copper and lithium, lifts rare earths and nickel, tilts toward upstream mining and larger names, and now offers above-market growth at a discounted forward earnings multiple.
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