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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Asia Stocks Rise With S&P Futures; Dollar Declines: Markets Wrap
Investors got a reprieve from the recent turmoil with Asian stocks recovering from their worst weekly rout since 2011 as volatility swept global markets. The dollar declined against major peers ahead of key U.S. inflation data. [more...]
Bloomberg: When Will It End? Bloodied Traders Seeking Clues
When will it finally stop? After a jarring week that rattled financial centers from New York to Hong Kong, and wiped out almost $5 trillion from stock markets, it’s the question everyone is trying to figure out. [more...]
Bloomberg: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
Traders start the week on edge, North Korea invites the South to talks and a far-reaching bank inquiry starts in Australia. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bond-Stock Clash Has Just Begun as Inflation Looms
The tug-of-war between stocks and bonds is at the heart of the shakeout roiling financial markets. This week’s U.S. inflation report could hold the key to the next phase. [more...]
Bloomberg: Volatility’s Awakening Spurs Record Long Position in VIX Futures
Bets on market tranquility that blew up in spectacular fashion helped spark a record shift in the futures market. The weekly commitment of traders report shows non-commercial positioning in VIX futures contracts spiked to a record net long of 85,818 contracts as of Feb. 6. [more...]
Bloomberg: Record $23 Billion Flees World's Largest ETF
Investors actively abandoned the world’s biggest passive fund during the onset of market mayhem. The SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (ticker SPY) suffered a record $23.6 billion in outflows last week amid the worst momentum swing in history for the underlying U.S. equity benchmark. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Finds a Bottom as Risk Aversion Grips Global Markets
What’s supposed to be the most volatile asset in the universe is proving to be a bastion of stability compared with wild swings and carnage in global equities this week. Bitcoin clawed its way back from the four-month low of $5,922 it touched on Tuesday, rebounding 53 percent to $9,069. [more...]
Bloomberg: JPMorgan Sees ‘Severe’ Unwind by Systematic Strategies Coming to an End
The unwinding of positions by some systematic strategies has been “so severe” that it should be nearly over, and retail investors appear to be the main risk left to stocks, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. [more...]
Reuters: Stocks try a tentative bounce, bonds fret on U.S. inflation
Asian share markets found a semblance of calm on Monday as S&P futures extended their bounce, though global investors were still fretting about the risks from looming U.S. inflation data after last week’s sharp sell-off. [more...]
Reuters: Oil prices rise 1 percent as stocks markets steady
Oil prices rose by 1 percent on Monday, recovering at least some of last week’s steep losses as Asian stock markets found their footing after days of chaotic trading. [more...]
CNBC: Bull market looks safe for now as fewer than half of corrections deepen into full-blown bears
Every bear market starts as a correction, but fewer than half of all corrections deepen into bear markets. Now that the U.S. stock market has shed one-tenth of its value in two weeks in a sharp correction, the fate of this downward break in prices has investors in suspense. [more...]
CNBC: Stocks, bonds set to remain under pressure after wildest trading week in 2 years
Stocks come off a punishing week, ready for more volatility as the market continues to search for a floor and stock investors keep an eye on rising interest rates. [more...] |
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