Love them or hate them, ultralow and negative interest rates are here to stay, and they may be a boon for some stocks.
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has sent further shock waves through financial markets, with three more property funds suspended, the pound plunging and share prices falling amid fresh uncertainty about the economic impact of the decision to leave the EU.
I suppose there has been one ancillary benefit of all the turmoil created by the Brexit referendum: it diverted investors’ attention from their irrational obsession with when the Fed would resume its rate-hike policy in earnest.
U.K. real estate is beginning to shake from the Brexit earthquake. Investors are pulling money out of commercial property, and shares in housebuilding companies are falling fast.
Theres a big disagreement brewing in global markets. While risky assets including equities have surged following the U.K. electorates historic vote to leave the European Union, government bonds have also rallied; two things that ought to suggest differ
U.S. stock futures inched higher on Monday, as investors continued to shake off Brexit worries and instead focused on the outlook for more monetary stimulus from global central banks.
Several signs point to the end of this credit cycle, possibly within a 12-month timeframe, according to Michael Swell, cohead of global portfolio management at Goldman Sachs.
The Bank of England could act soon to stimulate the U.K. economy in the wake of last weeks Brexit vote shock.
The epic mountain of U.S. oil is starting to shrink. The amount of crude oil stashed in storage tanks plunged last week by more than 4 million barrels. It was the sixth-straight week of declines, according to government stats released on Wednesday.
Battered investors are looking for light at the end of the tunnel. Here is at least a small glimmer: The most bullish day of the year is here. According to Stock Traders Almanac, July 1 (or which day is the first trading day of July) is the most bullish d
Can you hear the bears growling? The famous bronze bull sculpture continues to stand somewhat tall on Wall Street for now, but the bears are taking over in many global financial centers.
After two days of wild swings, currency markets steadied Tuesday as the pound and a host of emerging-market currencies rebounded against the dollar.
Keep calm and carry on! The popular mantra associated with the British government during World War II may be sage advice for stock investors in the wake of market carnage wrought by the U.K.’s vote to secede from the European Union.
Essentially, the idea is that short-term weakness related to outside shocks makes for good buying opportunities, since strong companies get hit alongside companies that are actually damaged by the shock. So you can get a good investment on the cheap by bu
Investors in the U.S. woke up Friday to a global bloodbath as stocks plummeted and currencies plunged in the wake of the stunning decision by the U.K. to leave the European Union.
