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US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...
Negative Interest Rates Are Here
October 20th, 2015
Not so long ago, a bank was by definition a business that took deposits from customers, paid them for the use of their money, and lent the cash to other customers at a profit. But that’s not how it ...
China’s stock market is on fire. That’s not a typo
October 20th, 2015
China’s stock market is in the midst of a reverse Isaac Newton moment. What goes down, must come back up. Way up actually. The Shanghai Composite has soared 11% so far in October after its dramatic 34% plunge between June and ...
Morgan Stanley’s trading rout sets grim tone for fourth quarter
October 20th, 2015
Morgan Stanley on Monday warned that there was little hope for a quick turnaround in its key trading business given the persistence of global growth concerns that helped pummel the bank’s third quarter earnings. Chief Executive James Gorman was ...
U.S. Stocks Steady, Despite Pressure From Lower Oil Prices
October 20th, 2015
Energy shares tumble on concerns about higher production in Iran, China’s economy U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, though a slump in energy shares kept a lid on the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 14.57 points, or ...
Index Futures Drop With Asia Stocks After China GDP; Euro Rises
October 19th, 2015
Economy expands 6.9% in third quarter, beating estimates Gold retreats with copper as metals slide in data’s wake U.S. and European equity-index futures retreated with Asian shares and commodities after China reported the slowest economic growth since 2009. Treasuries ...
Asian shares rise to two-month highs, dollar gains on U.S. data
October 16th, 2015
Asian shares hit a two-month high on Friday, catching some of Wall Street’s shine after upbeat U.S. price and jobless claims data calmed some concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
The Paradox of Risk: Central Planning Is Linear, Reality Is Non-Linear
October 15th, 2015
You thought it was safe to drive 90 miles an hour on a rain-slicked narrow road while you were tipsy because the airbag would save you, but it still hurts when you crash. I first discussed the Paradox of Risk in ...
Gold price breaks out: how high can it go?
October 15th, 2015
Commodity remains volatile as doubts grow of 2015 rates rise The price of gold has definitively broken through what was seen as a key resistance level, setting the precious metal on a path to its first positive year-end finish ...
