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Asia stocks trim gains as liquidity fears jolt China markets
November 30th, 2016
Asian stocks tried to stabilize after a rocky November month drew to a close, but Wednesday’s session brought new anxieties as Chinese equities and commodities tanked amid worries that Beijing’s efforts to support its currency could squeeze liquidity. Analysts ...
Most Markets Tumbled Last Week, But US Stocks Surged
November 15th, 2016
Last week’s election of Donald Trump triggered widespread selling in global markets, based on ETF proxies representing the major asset classes. US equities bucked the trend with a strong gain for the five trading days through Oct. 11. Stock ...
Global Markets Rocked as Traders See Likelihood of Trump Victory
November 9th, 2016
S&P 500 futures tumble by 5% limit as Mexican peso plunges Gold jump by most since 2009, surging with yen, Treasuries Global markets were thrown into disarray as results from the U.S. election indicated that Donald Trump may prevail ...
No matter who wins US Election markets are betting on one truly safe investment
November 7th, 2016
No matter who wins the race for the White House, markets are betting on one truly safe investment, and that is the currency of a country with bleak economic prospects – Japan. Markets had long been pricing in a ...
Here’s How the US Presidential Election Will Affect the Markets; BlackRock
November 3rd, 2016
The 2016 U.S. election is unusually consequential. BlackRock’s Chief Equity Strategist Kate Moore examines what it could mean for investors. The 2016 U.S. election is unusually consequential. The underlying dynamics are driven by widening income inequality across the world, ...
Markets brace for ‘black swan’ impact of US presidential election
November 1st, 2016
The reopening of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails may result in a surprise outcome of the US presidential election on November 8, which could shock global stock markets worse than any ‘black swan’, Citi analysts warn. “With ...
Emerging-Market Stocks Edge Higher As REITs Tumble
October 12th, 2016
The major asset classes dispensed a wide range of performances last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Although losses dominated the five trading days through Oct. 7, a handful of markets bucked the trend, led by equities ...
Most Emerging Stocks Decline Before Oil Talks as Ringgit Weakens
September 28th, 2016
Financial and energy shares pace drop among industry groups Taiwan’s financial markets remain shut because of typhoon Most emerging-market stocks fell, led by financial and energy companies, as investors awaited a meeting of major oil producers seeking an output ...
CBOE to Launch Options On FTSE Emerging Index
September 16th, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that it plans to launch options on the FTSE Emerging Index on September 26, 2016. The FTSE Emerging Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large and mid-cap companies from advanced ...
ESMA Sees Risk Outlook Deteriorate For EU Securities Markets
August 31st, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest risk report has found that the overall assessment of risk levels in EU markets under its remit remains unchanged. Market and credit risks remain very high – the highest level – while liquidity ...
