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Calmer Markets Ahead Of The Weekend
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Marc Chandler
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Friday, May 24, 2024 12:45 PM EDT
The dollar is paring yesterday's advance that was spurred by the rise in US rates following the preliminary PMI, which reached its best level in two years. The dollar is in narrow trading ranges, but it's softer against nearly all the G10 currencies.
3 Top-Ranked Large Caps To Buy For Growth
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Derek Lewis
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 1:20 AM EDT
Large-cap stocks are frequently targeted among investors. They typically have greater stability and a proven track record, two reasons why they're beloved.
Big Banks Win With FDIC Head’s Resignation
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Lipper Alpha Insight
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:49 AM EDT
Martin Gruenberg just gave big U.S. banks a gift. The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an architect of new, yet-to-be-implemented capital buffer rules, said he would step down from his post.
When There’s Blood In The Streets, Buy Property: Buy Baby, Buy
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Tactical Investor
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 5:04 AM EDT
The adage “When there is blood in the streets, buy property” is often attributed to Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British nobleman and member of the banking family.
Yellen Threatens German Banks With Sanctions; EU Approves Using Russian Asset Profits For Ukraine's Defense
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:50 AM EDT
In a rare moment of tensions among allies, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is demanding that German bank executives get serious about complying with anti-Russia sanctions, warning further that German banks could find themselves under sanctions.
Mixed Assets? Multi Asset? – What Is The Difference?
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Lipper Alpha Insight
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:44 AM EDT
Some investors may get confused in investment conversations about portfolios which contain more than one asset type. Some refer to such a portfolio as a mixed-assets portfolio while others call the same portfolio a multi-asset portfolio.
Stubborn UK Services Inflation Reduces Chance Of June Rate Cut
Article By:
ING Economics
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:33 AM EDT
UK services inflation came in way higher than expected in April, owing to a multitude of annual price hikes. While we shouldn’t overstate the importance of this for the longer-term trend, these figures do reduce the chances of a June rate cut.
Forex Today: Hawkish RBNZ Suggests May Even Hike Rates
Article By:
Adam Lemon
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 3:47 AM EDT
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand maintained its Official Cash Rate at 5.50%, while suggesting that rate cuts will come later than expected or may even be raised first, causing the NZD to gain in value.
FX Daily: Divergence, Divergence, Divergence
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ING Economics
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 3:31 AM EDT
Domestic developments in G10 are reinforcing the narrative of monetary policy divergence. Lower-than-expected Canadian inflation reinforced our view of a June cut while sticky UK services CPI and a hawkish RBNZ are boosting GBP and NZD this morning.
Why Is Warren Buffett Holding A Record Amount Of Cash?
Article By:
Marc Lichtenfeld
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 7:40 PM EDT
Warren Buffett is a Wealthy Retirement reader, because his firm, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), is holding more cash in Treasurys than ever before: $189 billion.
In this article: BRK-A
Euro/Dollar In Consolidation
Article By:
Andrey Goilov
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:18 AM EDT
The EUR/USD pair is gently declining towards 1.0858 on Tuesday but remains within a medium-term range.
Forex Today: Gold, Silver Weaken
Article By:
Adam Lemon
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:01 AM EDT
Precious metals have fallen back from their recent new highs, with the past few hours seeing declines in Gold and Silver give back some of their gains. The industrial metal Copper has also declined after reaching a new record high.
Bitcoin $80,000?
Article By:
Tim Knight
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:50 AM EDT
An inverted head and shoulders pattern on the Bitcoin chart suggests a move to about $80,000.
In this article: BITCOMP
BoE's Broadbent: Possible Bank Rate Cut Could Come This Summer
Article By:
FXStreet
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Monday, May 20, 2024 7:52 AM EDT
"If things continue to evolve with its forecasts - forecasts that suggest policy will have to become less restrictive at some point - then it's possible Bank Rate could be cut some time over the summer," Broadbent noted.
In this article: FXB
Asia Morning Bites - Monday, May 20
Article By:
ING Economics
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Monday, May 20, 2024 4:18 AM EDT
China’s loan prime rates and Taiwan’s export order data will be released today. US Treasury yields crept higher again on Friday. The 2Y yield rose 2.9 basis points while the 10Y rose 4.5bp to 4.42%.
Portable Alpha: Increased Returns With Reduced Risk
Article By:
AllAboutAlpha
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Monday, May 20, 2024 4:04 AM EDT
In theory, holding hedge funds plus equity index total return swaps provides an expected return of 11.0% (Equity total return swap expected return + hedge fund expected return), versus 7.5% for traditional active equity.