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22-05-2025
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Here is why rates are rising
Rising Treasury yields, particularly the 30-year yield (^TYX), have had the markets on edge. What is causing the rise in rates? Sébastien Page, T. Rowe Price's head of global multi-asset and chief investment officer, explains in the video above. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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20-05-2025
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Global Interventional Treatment Materials Market Trends, Growth Drivers and Future Outlook
Interventional Treatment Materials Market Outlook 2025-2034 Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Introduction The global interventional treatment materials market encompasses the medical devices and materials used in minimally invasive therapeutic procedures. These include essential tools such as catheters, stents, and guidewires, which enable doctors to perform interventions inside the body without open surgery. Over the past decade, there has been a marked shift in healthcare towards minimally invasive interventions due to their benefits in reducing patient trauma, shortening recovery times, and improving outcomes. This trend has fueled growth in the interventional materials market. In 2024, the global market size is estimated around $10.5 billion, and it is on track to expand steadily at a mid-single-digit annual growth rate. By 2034, the market is projected to reach approximately $18 billion, reflecting robust demand and continuous innovation in this field. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market's current state, recent developments, key players, and segment-wise insights (by product type, application, end user, technology, and distribution channel), along with forecasts through 2034. Get a Sample PDF Brochure: Market Overview The interventional treatment materials market is experiencing strong growth driven by a confluence of demographic and technological factors. An aging global population and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases are key growth drivers. As conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer become more common, the need for effective, less invasive treatment options grows. Interventional procedures – such as angioplasty for heart disease or embolization for cancer – often rely on specialized catheters, guidewires, and stents, directly boosting demand for these materials. Additionally, ongoing technological advancements in medical devices are propelling the market forward. Innovations in material science (e.g. more flexible, biocompatible alloys and polymers) have led to next-generation products like drug-eluting stents, bioresorbable stents, and coated balloons that improve patient outcomes. The push toward minimally invasive surgery across medical disciplines has made these interventional tools indispensable in modern treatment protocols. Key Market Drivers and Trends Rising Chronic Disease Prevalence: The increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and other chronic conditions worldwide is a fundamental driver. More patients with blocked arteries, tumors, or other conditions means a higher volume of interventions (like angioplasties or tumor embolizations) that require these materials. Shift to Minimally Invasive Procedures: Both patients and providers prefer less invasive treatments when available. The success of angioplasty/stenting over open-heart surgery, for example, exemplifies this shift. This drives demand for interventional devices (catheters, stents, guidewires) across cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and beyond. Technological Innovation: Rapid advancements are improving device performance. Examples include drug-eluting and bioresorbable stents that reduce long-term complications, smart guidewires with better torque control, and catheters with improved coatings for navigation. New materials (like nitinol alloys for flexibility and shape memory) and designs are expanding the capabilities of interventional tools. Improved Imaging and Navigation: Better imaging techniques (high-resolution fluoroscopy, intravascular ultrasound, OCT, etc.) and navigation systems allow more complex procedures to be done interventionally. This in turn expands the scope of what can be treated with catheter-based approaches, indirectly boosting the market for the necessary materials. Growing Healthcare Investment: Many countries are increasing healthcare expenditures. There is a general trend of hospitals upgrading cath labs and interventional suites, especially in developing markets. As infrastructure improves, the volume of procedures (and thus material usage) rises. An expanding middle class in emerging economies is also driving demand for advanced treatments that utilize these devices. Challenges and Restraints High Device Costs: Advanced interventional devices can be expensive (for example, the latest generation drug-eluting stents or robotic catheter systems). In regions with constrained healthcare budgets or in low-resource hospitals, cost can be a barrier to adoption. Some providers may opt for older, cheaper alternatives or limit use to critical cases. Pricing Pressure and Competition: With many players in the market, competition is intense. Hospitals and purchasing groups often negotiate price reductions, which pressures manufacturers' profit margins. Companies must balance affordability with recouping R&D investments. Regulatory and Compliance Hurdles: Developing a new stent or catheter and getting it approved by regulators (like the FDA or CE marking in Europe) is a lengthy process. Strict safety and efficacy requirements are essential for patient safety but can delay time-to-market. Additionally, variations in regulatory standards across countries can complicate global product rollout. Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: The pandemic years highlighted issues in global supply chains for medical components. Shortages of certain plastics or metals, or delays in sterilization services, have impacted device availability at times. Ensuring a robust supply chain and redundancy is now a focus area for companies, but disruptions remain a risk. Clinical Adoption and Training: Some new technologies (e.g. robotic-assisted systems or novel imaging-guided techniques) have a learning curve. If physicians are not trained or comfortable with a new device, they may be slower to adopt it. Training programs and demonstrable improvements in outcomes are needed to convince practitioners to switch from established methods. Browse full Report - Market Segmentation by Product Type Stents – 45% of market share: Stents represent the largest product segment. They are vital in cardiovascular interventions, especially in treating coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease by propping open narrowed arteries. Their dominance is due to the high volume of cardiac procedures worldwide. In addition to vascular stents, this category includes stent grafts and other scaffolding implants used in gastroenterology or urology (e.g., bile duct stents, ureteral stents). Balloon Catheters – 25% of market share: Catheters are the second-largest segment, with balloon angioplasty catheters being a major subcategory (often counted separately because of their significance in opening blood vessels during angioplasty). Catheters are versatile tubes used across virtually all interventional procedures to deliver fluids, inflate balloons, deploy stents, or perform ablations. Guidewires – 20% of market share: Guidewires are the thin, flexible wires that physicians first insert and navigate through the anatomy, paving the way for catheters. While they account for a slightly smaller share of revenue relative to stents and catheters, guidewires are indispensable in almost every interventional procedure. They tend to be lower-cost per unit than stents, which partly explains their smaller share of the market value, but in terms of volume, they are used in huge numbers. Table: Global Market Share by Product Type (2024) Product Type Approx. Market Share (2024) Segment Characteristics & Outlook Stents 45% Largest segment driven by high-volume cardiovascular procedures; continual innovation in drug-eluting and bioresorbable stents will sustain growth. Balloon Catheters 25% Key tools for angioplasty and other interventions; new variants like drug-coated balloons boost utility and market demand. Guidewires 20% Ubiquitous support devices for navigation; advancements in materials (e.g. nitinol) improve performance and support steady growth. Others 10% (E.g. sheaths, coils, etc.) A collection of other interventional tools; growing with niche applications but relatively smaller share. Market Segmentation by Application Cardiology – 60% of market share: Cardiology (including interventional cardiology and endovascular procedures for peripheral vascular disease) is the largest application segment for interventional materials. The majority of catheters, guidewires, and stents produced globally are used in cardiovascular procedures. Oncology – 15% of market share: Oncology is an emerging and fast-growing application for interventional materials, often referred to as interventional oncology. This involves minimally invasive procedures to diagnose or treat cancers. Examples include tumor embolization (blocking blood supply to a tumor by injecting embolic agents via catheters), radioembolization (delivering radioactive microspheres through catheters to a tumor site, such as in liver cancer), and ablation procedures (using needle-like probes inserted percutaneously to destroy tumors with extreme heat, cold, or electric fields – some of these probes are guided by catheters or via similar techniques). Orthopedics – 10% of market share: Orthopedic applications of interventional materials are more limited in scope compared to cardiology or oncology, but they represent a growing niche. In orthopedics, 'interventional' procedures often mean minimally invasive treatments of bone or spine conditions. Table: Global Market Share by Application (2024) Application Area Approx. Share (2024) Notes on Usage and Growth Drivers Cardiology 60% Largest segment. Includes coronary and peripheral artery interventions; driven by widespread cardiovascular disease and established efficacy of stents and angioplasty. Oncology 15% Growing segment. Encompasses interventional oncology procedures (tumor embolization, ablation); fueled by rising cancer cases and adoption of minimally invasive tumor therapies. Orthopedics 10% Niche but expanding. Includes spinal interventions (e.g. kyphoplasty) and pain management; growth tied to aging populations and demand for non-surgical orthopedic treatments. Other Applications 15% (GI, Urology, Neuro, etc.) Various other uses of interventional materials; important in their fields (e.g. biliary stents, neurovascular coils) but individually smaller portions of the market. Market Segmentation by End User Hospitals – 60% of demand: Hospitals are the primary end users of interventional materials, accounting for roughly 60% of the market demand. This is because hospitals, especially large acute-care and specialty hospitals, perform the majority of complex interventional procedures. They have dedicated catheterization labs, interventional radiology suites, operating rooms, and the full range of support services (ICUs, emergency care) necessary for high-risk interventions. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) – 30% of demand: ASCs are facilities that provide same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures, outside of a hospital setting. Over the last decade, many interventional procedures have started migrating to ASCs because of cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Clinics and Specialty Centers – 10% of demand: This segment includes smaller clinics, physician offices, or specialty centers that perform minimally invasive procedures. Table: Global Market Share by End User (2024) End User Approx. Usage Share (2024) Commentary Hospitals 60% Major tertiary hospitals perform the bulk of complex interventional procedures; they adopt new technologies quickly and drive most of the demand. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) 30% ASCs handle many routine or moderate-risk interventions on an outpatient basis; their role is growing as healthcare shifts toward cost-effective same-day procedures. Clinics & Specialty Centers 10% Smaller clinics perform limited types of interventions (e.g. vein treatments, pain management); collectively a smaller share, with gradual growth as office-based labs increase. Market Segmentation by Technology Balloon Angioplasty Techniques: This refers to the classic technology of using balloon catheters to dilate vessels or spaces in the body. Balloon angioplasty is a cornerstone of interventional cardiology and is also used in other fields (like opening a narrowed bile duct or a peripheral artery). In terms of market impact, balloon angioplasty is extremely prevalent – a large proportion of interventional procedures involve a balloon catheter at some stage. Robotic-Assisted Interventions: Robotic-assisted technology in interventional procedures is an exciting and relatively new segment. Robotic catheter navigation systems (such as the CorPath system for vascular procedures or robotic systems for neurovascular and peripheral interventions) allow physicians to perform procedures with robotic precision and even remotely in some cases. Advanced Imaging-Guided Techniques: Imaging is an integral part of all interventional procedures – standard practice uses fluoroscopy (real-time X-ray) for guidance in vascular interventions, and ultrasound or CT for certain others. Here, we highlight the increasing use of advanced imaging techniques and image-guided adjuncts that are transforming interventions. This includes technologies like Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), where miniaturized imaging probes (often on a catheter or guidewire) are used inside blood vessels to visualize plaques and stent deployment; fusion imaging that combines pre-op CT/MRI with live fluoroscopy for better guidance; and even augmented reality or 3D navigation systems for complex anatomy. Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel Direct Sales – 55% of market sales: In direct sales, medical device companies sell their products straight to hospitals, clinics, or healthcare systems without intermediaries. Over half of the global interventional materials market (by revenue) is supplied via direct sales. Major manufacturers (especially the large ones with global operations) maintain their own sales and distribution networks to serve big clients like hospital systems. Direct sales allow manufacturers to have closer relationships with physicians and hospitals, offer specialized training or support, and handle pricing and contracts directly. Distributors – 30% of market sales: Distributors are intermediary companies that purchase medical products from manufacturers and then supply them to healthcare providers. Roughly 30% of interventional materials reach end users through distributors. This channel is vital for covering geographically broad or hard-to-reach markets and for servicing smaller hospitals and clinics that may not have direct accounts with big manufacturers. Online and Other Channels – 15% of market sales: Though not explicitly listed in the segmentation request, it's worth noting the rise of online procurement platforms and other non-traditional channels, which currently account for roughly 15% of sales. Some hospitals use online marketplaces or centralized procurement systems to order medical supplies (including certain standard catheters or consumables). Table: Distribution Channels for Interventional Materials (Global, 2024) Distribution Channel Share of Sales (2024) Characteristics and Trends Direct Sales 55% Manufacturers selling directly to hospitals/ASCs; offers control over client relationships and often used for major accounts and advanced products. Distributors 30% Intermediaries that supply products to healthcare providers; crucial for broad market coverage and smaller facilities, especially in emerging markets or regions where manufacturers lack direct presence. Online/E-procurement 15% Web-based ordering platforms and group purchasing; growing in use for standard supplies, though high-touch device sales still rely on direct rep support. Buy Now - Key Players and Competitive Landscape Medtronic plc Boston Scientific Corporation Abbott Laboratories Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Terumo Corporation Cook Medical B. Braun Melsungen AG BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Philips Healthcare Stryker Corporation W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore Medical) Merit Medical Systems AngioDynamics, Inc. Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. Recent Developments (2022–2025) Medtronic – October 2023: Product Launch – Medtronic launched a next-generation catheter-based interventional system aimed at enhancing minimally invasive surgeries. This new system integrates advanced imaging capabilities directly into the catheter platform, allowing surgeons to visualize and navigate with greater precision during procedures. The catheter also features improved maneuverability with a more responsive design. Boston Scientific – September 2023: Acquisition – Boston Scientific announced the acquisition of a promising startup specializing in next-generation interventional radiology tools. The startup's portfolio included advanced microcatheters and novel guidewire technology that utilize smart sensors for real-time feedback during procedures. Abbott Laboratories – August 2023: Regulatory Approval – Abbott received U.S. FDA approval for a new interventional device aimed at cardiovascular applications. The device – a novel drug-eluting scaffold (stent) – is notable for its enhanced drug delivery mechanism and a slimmer profile. Clinical trials demonstrated excellent efficacy in keeping arteries open with a favorable safety profile. Johnson & Johnson – June 2023: Strategic Partnership – Johnson & Johnson (through its medical device division) entered into a strategic partnership with a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for healthcare. The goal of the partnership is to integrate AI-driven analytics into interventional procedures. Concretely, they are working on software that can analyze live imaging feeds and patient data during an intervention to provide decision support – for example, suggesting optimal catheter paths, detecting subtle changes in blood flow, or predicting complications. By combining J&J's medical expertise with the tech company's AI algorithms, the collaboration aims to create smarter interventional systems that help physicians plan and execute procedures with enhanced precision. Stryker Corporation – May 2023: Expansion Initiative – Stryker announced the expansion of one of its manufacturing facilities in India to increase production capacity for interventional treatment materials. This expansion is in response to growing demand in the Asia-Pacific region for interventional products, including Stryker's neurovascular stents and catheters. By scaling up production in India, Stryker aims to serve regional markets more efficiently, reduce costs, and mitigate supply chain risks. Johnson & Johnson – November 2022: Major Acquisition – In late 2022, J&J made headlines by acquiring Abiomed, a company well-known for its Impella heart pump devices, in a multi-billion dollar deal. While Abiomed's products (percutaneous heart pumps) are somewhat adjacent to the classic 'catheter, stent, guidewire' trio, they are used in interventional cardiology for supporting patients with severe heart failure or during high-risk angioplasty. This acquisition by J&J signaled the company's re-entrance into frontline interventional cardiology devices in a big way. Market Recovery Post-Pandemic (2022–2023): After the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions of 2020-2021, the years 2022 and 2023 saw a robust recovery in elective interventional procedure volumes. Hospitals that had postponed non-urgent cardiovascular and other interventions caught up with backlog, which led to a surge in demand for stents, catheters, and related supplies. Companies reported improved sales, especially in the second half of 2022, as cath labs returned to near-full operation. Technology Integration and Minor Players (2024): As we moved into 2024, there's an ongoing wave of integration of digital technology in interventional products. Smaller companies and startups introduced innovations like catheters with built-in sensors that can provide data on pressure or blood flow from within vessels, and guidewires that can act as imaging tools (combining guidance and diagnostics). This report is also available in the following languages : Japanese (介入治療材料市場), Korean (중재 치료 재료 시장), Chinese (介入治疗材料市场), French (Marché des matériaux de traitement interventionnel), German (Markt für interventionelle Behandlungsmaterialien), and Italian (Mercato dei materiali per il trattamento interventistico), etc. Download Full PDF Sample Copy of Market Report @ Related reports - New Medical Dressings Market The global new medical dressings market is valued at an estimated $8.5 billion in 2024, reflecting a steady demand driven by advancements in wound care technologies and an increasing prevalence of chronic wounds. The market is projected to reach approximately $14 billion by 2034, showcasing significant growth opportunities over the next decade. 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18-05-2025
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How to balance fixed income and equities in your portfolio
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management's chief portfolio manager of equities, Matt Stuckey, outlines his allocation strategy for equities and fixed income (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. bonds that are the drag on your portfolio until they're the thing that saves your portfolio. For our chart of the day, we have a bar chart showing how bonds can protect your portfolio in the event of a recession here. How much bond exposure should you recommend investors have right now? Look, I mean, I think everybody's allocation is different, depending on their overall goals and objective and time horizon. But let's say, you know, you're you're a mixed investor, half in equities, half in fixed income. We'd actually recommend a little bit more fixed income, above and beyond your target. And the reason being is simply return skew. Um, you know, right now, with a 450 tenure, let's call it, shock interest rates up or down 100 basis points and look at what happens over the next year in terms of total return. Well, if if interest rates go up 100 basis points, you know, you're down roughly 2 and a half percent, but if they go down 100 basis points, you're up roughly 12%. And so the risk return skew there does is attractive. And you know, we walked through some of the stretch valuation in the equity space. If that were to reprice, uh, we do think bonds offer some attractive diversification, uh, characteristics for portfolio in that in that case. Sign in to access your portfolio
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18-05-2025
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How to balance fixed income and equities in your portfolio
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management's chief portfolio manager of equities, Matt Stuckey, outlines his allocation strategy for equities and fixed income (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. Bonds the drag on your portfolio until they're the thing that saves your portfolio for our chart of the day we have a bar chart showing how bonds can protect your portfolio in the event of a recession here how much bond exposure should you recommend investors have right now? Look, I mean, I think everybody's allocation is different depending on their overall goals and objective and time horizon, but let's say you know you're, you're a mixed investor, half in equities, half in fixed income. We actually recommend a little bit more fixed income above and beyond your target, and the reason being is simply return skew. Um, you know, right now with the 450 10 year, let's call it shock interest rates up or down 100 basis points and look at what happens over the next year in terms of total return. Well, if, if interest rates go up 100 basis points, you know, you're down roughly 2.5. But if they go down 100 basis points, you're up roughly 12%. And so the risk return skew there to us is attractive. And you know we walk through some of the stretch valuation in the equity space. If that were to reprice, we do think bonds offer some attractive diversification characteristics for a portfolio in that in that case.
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14-05-2025
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Today's Trade: Sell Euro Currency Futures as the Dollar Heats Up on China Tariff Relief
September Euro currency futures (E6U25) present a selling opportunity on more price weakness. See on the daily bar chart for the September Euro currency futures that prices are trending lower and early this week hit a four-week low. See, too, that the shorter-term moving averages I follow (9- and 18-day) are in a bearish posture as the red 9-day is below the green 18-day and both lines are trending down. Fundamentally, the U.S.-China trade war is starting to thaw following the weekend trade talks between the two nations that produced positive results and a 90-day delay in most trade tariffs against each other. That's more bullish for the U.S. dollar index ($DXY) than it is for the Euro currency. Also, U.S. economic data recently has been mostly upbeat. And this week, marketplace odds of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in June dropped significantly. That's also greenback-bullish. A price move in the September Euro currency futures below chart support at this week's low of 1.1158 would become a selling opportunity. The downside price objective would 1.0600, or below. Technical resistance, for which to place a protective buy stop just above, is located at 1.1400. IMPORTANT NOTE: I am not a futures broker and do not manage any trading accounts other than my own personal account. It is my goal to point out to you potential trading opportunities. However, it is up to you to: (1) decide when and if you want to initiate any trades and (2) determine the size of any trades you may initiate. Any trades I discuss are hypothetical in nature. Here is what the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has said about futures trading (and I agree 100%): Trading commodity futures and options is not for everyone. IT IS A VOLATILE, COMPLEX AND RISKY BUSINESS. Before you invest any money in futures or options contracts, you should consider your financial experience, goals and financial resources, and know how much you can afford to lose above and beyond your initial payment to a broker. You should understand commodity futures and options contracts and your obligations in entering into those contracts. You should understand your exposure to risk and other aspects of trading by thoroughly reviewing the risk disclosure documents your broker is required to give you.
