Historically, investing, building wealth and being ambitious with money have been imbued with masculine connotations, but that is changing, with profound consequences for markets, says Annabelle Williams. Speaking in the latest FTAdviser In Focus Fireside Chat, Nutmeg’s personal finance specialist says that, culturally, women have been encouraged to manage theirRead More →
It was a turbulent week for the markets after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.5% at its board meeting in May. This outcome was expected by the market and economists and the market actually rose on comments from Fed Chairman Powell that rate hikes of 0.75% wereRead More →
There’s no denying that markets are volatile right now – between the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine, a number of major events are contributing to some unease among investors. Unfortunately, there is no way to accurately predict when stability will return. But there are a number of thingsRead More →
Weekly Broker Wrap, In short: Debt will double amid rising interest rates, flows downgrade for small cap investment platforms, home goods retailers will suffer from tighter discretionary spending. -Double the public debt in three years to weigh on taxpayers-Small cap investors should expect continued volatility in the market-Discretionary spending onRead More →
NEW YORK: Billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of a major stake in Twitter boosted early trading on Wall Street on Monday, where shares mostly rose. News that the Tesla founder has purchased nearly 73.5 million shares worth about $2.9 billion and equates to a 9.2% stake in the social media companyRead More →
GUEST REVIEW: Can AI make better investment decisions than humans? Maybe, but the answer is a bit more complicated than that. AI is already widely used in investment markets, and we’ve now seen all forms of “algorithmic trading” used by large-scale hedge funds and specialist fund managers. In fact, byRead More →
Uncertainty surrounding the war in Ukraine led to another week of volatility in investment markets as investors worried about escalating conflict and disruptions to energy supplies following intensified Western sanctions against Russia. Reports of a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant following Russian bombing and the associated risk ofRead More →
A turbulent start to 2022 for investment markets View PDF here Neighborhood in brief US stocks had their worst month since the start of the pandemic and many wild stocks often experienced intra-day price swings UK golden yields continued to rise sharply The Bank of England announced on February 2Read More →
Summary of key points:- The interest rate hikes in the United States are belatedly shaking all the markets – except the foreign exchange markets! Australasian inflation data is at the center of short-term concerns for local currency markets NZD/AUD cross rate reverses sharply lower Picking when US stock markets wouldRead More →
Orlando and Las Vegas ranked first and second in Marcus & Millichap’s annual US Multifamily Index thanks to strong job creation and household formation rates. This article is republished in partnership with our friends at Benzinga, the leaders in real-time stock and capital market coverage. For the fastest stock marketRead More →
The Financial Conduct Authority has scheduled two market surveys to ensure that investment markets are competitive. In response to a call for submissions, the FCA heard concerns that limited competition in the markets for benchmarks and indices, credit ratings and trading data could increase costs for investors and affect investmentRead More →
In the first half of 1982, Japanese institutional investors made a surprising move. They entered the Australian bond market on a large scale and quickly acquired 5% of Australian government bonds. At an investor meeting in Sydney at the time, I suggested that we call the sudden increase in demandRead More →
Diving Brief: Nonprofit giant Cleveland Clinic reported operating revenue of $3.1 billion in the third quarter, up 13% year-on-year as net patient income swelled due to an influx of patient activity. Revenue at the University of Ohio Medical Center was also boosted by rising outpatient pharmacy revenue as the useRead More →
I am truly shocked to see the events unfold in the Chinese investment markets. Throughout the year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily restricted the freedoms of its citizens, driving down the stock prices of some of the world’s largest companies. While this not-so-naked power struggle between economic andRead More →
It has been decried as “political theater” and as “a solution in search of a problem,” but in our view, the House Economics Committee is currently dealing with some important issues. The task at hand is “to investigate and report on the implications of common ownership and concentration of capitalRead More →
There is never a dull week in the financial markets. Especially at a time when high equity valuations are associated with several big macro issues that both traders and investors are concerned about. The main concern in today’s global markets is inflation. Although Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell remains convincedRead More →
Essentia Analytics, which provides behavioral data analytics and guidance to identify and correct thinking biases that impact investment performance, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate research and development following an investment of Northern Trust. Clare Flynn Levy, founder and managing director of Essentia Analytics, told Markets Media that sheRead More →
introduction Inflation has been a big concern this year, but why should it matter for growth assets like stocks and real estate? Surely profits and rents will increase with higher inflation offsetting any negative impact of higher interest rates due to higher inflation? In reality, it is more complicated. OurRead More →
Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features information from crypto industry players and is not part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. conv.finance There are many ways to boost the appeal of blockchain technology and decentralized finance. Bridging the gap with the real world and its available liquidity remains a validRead More →
The history of investment bubbles goes back hundreds of years, and with the current dramatic price changes of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Dogecoin, new chapters are still being written. But if a genius like 18and While the science pioneer of the century, Sir Isaac Newton, could fall victim toRead More →
Fund managers and analysts have been reflecting on 2021 and the outlook for investors and are generally optimistic, largely due to the emergence of a vaccine against covid-19.“I’m generally positive for 2021,” said Darius McDermott, managing director of FundCalibre. “We have more of a vaccine in sight, Brexit will beRead More →