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Stocks gained for a fifth straight month in March, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a new all-time high, as investors raised their estimates for global economic growth.

As it turns 13, the STOXX Thematics index suite continues to grow, offering investors exposure to structural megratrends changing our modern world. We look at the historical performance of the indices and zoom in on 2023 – a year dominated by technology themes.

Stocks extended gains in January, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index near an all-time high, as optimism that major central banks will soon start cutting interest rates carried into the new year.

Omar Moufti, Thematics and Sectors Product strategist at BlackRock, says the transition to a low-carbon economy is just one of the forces propelling the copper and lithium industries, and explains why investing in the miners’ stocks may be an attractive long-term proposition for investors.

Stocks extended gains in December, pushing the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a record high, on optimism that the Federal Reserve has managed to bring inflation under control without causing a recession.

Demand for copper is expected to surge by around 54% between 2022 to 2050. Here are three things to know about the copper market’s future.

Lithium consumption surged by 30% in 2022, accompanied by a boost in production. Here are three things to know about the lithium market’s future.

Stocks jumped by the most in three years in November as better-than-expected inflation reports bolstered investors’ expectations that interest rates in the US and elsewhere may have peaked.

Invesco has switched the underlying strategies for three US-listed ETFs that target technology themes to the following STOXX indices: STOXX® World AC NexGen Connectivity, STOXX® World AC NexGen Media, and STOXX® World AC NexGen Software Development. The change comes amid strong demand and performance for thematic strategies, particularly those exposed to technologies disrupting the global economy.

Stocks fell for a third consecutive month in October on concerns that interest rates will remain higher for longer, and amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index inaugurates an innovative dual identification process to selecting stocks, involving revenue and patents. As a key component in batteries, lithium is essential to the clean energy transition and the rollout of consumer electronics.

Rene Reyna and Brett Boor of Invesco explain the drivers behind the choice of index underlying for three ETFs tracking technology themes. Ladi Williams from Index Product Management at STOXX joins the conversation to discuss what investors and product issuers want when it comes to thematic indices.