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Bloomberg: Stocks Fall Alongside U.S. Futures; Bonds Climb: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks extended declines at the end of a torrid week that dragged the region’s equities deeper into a bear market. Treasuries rose and U.S. equity futures fell after disappointing reports from technology bellwethers. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Roar Back, Erasing Most of Yesterday’s Loss: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks surged back into positive territory, with the Nasdaq Composite Index registering its biggest increase since March, a day after a broad-based rout sent equities negative for the year. Yields on Treasuries rose and the dollar strengthened to the highest level this year. [more...]
Bloomberg: Technical Correction? Here's Why That May Be Bad News for Stocks
As tempting as it may be to chase the bounce, investors should resist the urge, warned some of Wall Street’s most widely followed analysts who use price charts to predict the stock market’s direction. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asia Bulls Are Unbowed With Stock Signal on Economy Seen Shaky
Viewing every equity rupture as a sign of economic apocalypse would’ve lost you money in 2015 and 2016. Traders coping with the worst year for Asian stocks in seven see no reason that won’t be true again. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dollar Hits Third Straight 2018 High as Divergence Re-Emerges
A relatively upbeat Mario Draghi did little to dent the dollar’s rip higher as investors re-focused on the divergent U.S. and euro-area economies. The greenback set a 2018 high for a third straight day even as the European Central Bank chief said risks to euro-area growth remain “broadly balanced,” as he kept rates at zero. [more...]
Bloomberg: Nowhere to Hide as World of Cross-Asset Pain Engulfs Investors
The October stock rout has delivered a wake-up call to money managers searching for shelter this year. Swelling dollar funding costs, equity volatility and fissures in the synchronized growth story are punishing assets across the globe. [more...]
Bloomberg: Here Are the Reasons China's Equity Rout Is Getting Even Worse
Chinese equities have already lost $3 trillion in market value since January, and hopes for better days ahead are fading. Anyone counting on a breather in this year’s final stretch got slapped with another 8.4 percent drop for the Shanghai Composite Index so far in October, putting it on course for its worst month since early 2016.  [more...]
Bloomberg: Citigroup Increases Bullish Treasuries Call as U.S. Growth Slows
Goldilocks has left the U.S. economy and bond bears will likely go with her, according to Citigroup Inc. The bank’s strategists increased their overweight recommendation on Treasuries Thursday.  [more...]
Reuters: Asia stocks, S&P futures slide as investors flee risk amid growth fears
Asian shares tumbled to 20-month lows and S&P futures fell sharply at the end of a turbulent week for financial markets on Friday, as anxiety over the outlook for U.S. corporate profits added to lingering fears about global trade and economic growth. [more...]
Reuters: Tech stocks battered after disappointing Amazon and Alphabet results
So-called FANG stocks and other tech shares sank in extended trade on Thursday following disappointing quarterly reports from Amazon.com and Alphabet. [more...]
CNBC: Asia is more vulnerable than the US to stock market sell-off, analyst says
As volatile U.S. and Asian stock markets trend lower, it’s Asia that could emerge as the bigger loser, given the region’s softer economic prospects, one expert said. [more...]
CNBC: RBS posts weaker-than-expected results on ‘uncertain economic outlook’
The Royal Bank of Scotland reported lower-than-expected results for the third quarter of this year on Friday, on the back of a “highly competitive market and an uncertain economic outlook.” [more...]
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