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![Copper prices jump on market outlook, lifting miners’ shares](jpg/po674-listing.jpg)
Prices for copper have climbed more than 10% this year as analysts speak of a new “secular bull market.” The positive sentiment has caught on shares of mining companies, with the STOXX® Global Copper Miners Index jumping 16.3% last month.
![STOXX Thematic indices: Capturing social and economic megatrends](jpg/po651-listing.jpg)
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.
![Q&A with BlackRock’s Moufti: Capturing the upside from essential metals miners](jpg/po638-listing.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Q&A with BlackRock’s Moufti: Capturing the upside from essential metals miners
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.
![Infographic: An investor’s guide to copper in 3 charts](jpg/copper_2103269549_900x350.jpg)
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.
![Infographic: 3 lithium insights for today’s investors](jpg/lithium_1754006156_900x350.jpg)
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.
![Video: Modernizing thematic strategies in fast-changing technology segment](png/abstract-tech-intro-image-900x350.png)
Index | Thematic Investing
Video: Modernizing thematic strategies in fast-changing technology segment
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.
![New iShares ETF tracking STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index offers investors access to critical energy transition metal](jpg/po641-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
New iShares ETF tracking STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index offers investors access to critical energy transition metal
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.
![Q&A with Invesco: Modernizing thematic strategies in fast-changing technology segments](jpg/po6372ndtake-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Q&A with Invesco: Modernizing thematic strategies in fast-changing technology segments
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.
![Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios](jpg/po623-listing.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios
At a recent IPE webinar, experts from STOXX, ISS ESG and DWS discussed how biodiversity impact is becoming a new risk consideration for portfolio managers amid tightening regulation and client demand. Participants also examined the new ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices as a framework to tackle nature-related risks and opportunities.
![Will AI disrupt the index industry?](jpg/hs_thefinancialtechnologist_900x350.jpg)
Hamish Seegopaul, Global Head for Index Product Innovation, and Brian Zimmer, Chief Technology Officer, share their thoughts on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the index industry in the latest issue of The Financial Technologist from Harrington Starr.
![The AI revolution is taking place now – a look inside the STOXX Global Artificial Intelligence index](jpg/po622-listing.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
The AI revolution is taking place now – a look inside the STOXX Global Artificial Intelligence index
Looking at business lines’ revenues allows the index to tap those companies benefitting from growing demand for the AI ecosystem — from computing applications to chips, and from data to cloud computing. As AI has its “iPhone moment,” we explore what’s in an AI index portfolio.
![Roundtable: The importance of index design in thematic investing](jpg/etf-stream-logo.jpg)
Christoph Schon from our Applied Research team recently joined an ETF Stream roundtable on thematic ETFs. Together with colleagues from the industry they discussed the importance of index construction and theme selection.