Here’s what Powell’s nomination for 2nd term as Fed chairman means for markets Investors buoyed by ‘continuity’ as rival Brainard gets No. 2 spot, analysts say Stock-market investors appeared to […]

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It May Be Time to Buy China’s Bonds. How to Do It Carefully. Failure to communicate is standard procedure for official China. That’s making the contagion from property developer China Evergrande […]

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What’s Both Cool and Hot? Wind and Solar Power Investments, Allocators Say Seeing lush future profits, institutions are diligently investing in these two renewable energy sources.   Scores of windmills stretching […]

Environment and Climate-Focused Funds Dominate ESG Investing Funds concentrating on the ‘social’ and ‘governance’ parts trail far behind in terms of drawing investors’ money this year For funds focused on […]

7 Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now A global semiconductor shortage is benefiting chipmakers. It’s not just the makers of laptops and other consumer electronics that have been facing headwinds […]

What trades more in a day than most Dow stocks? It’s a big junk-bond ETF ‘You’ve got this honey pot of liquidity drawing in the big bears,’ said one investor […]

Dow Industrials Edge Lower To Start The Week Dollar Tree surges after report of activist investor; global oil market benchmark falls U.S. stocks slipped to start the week, with investors […]

Blue Jeans Here to Stay as Managers Relax Office Dress Codes Asset management employees returning to the office may get more leeway with their attire as firms seek to offer […]

Inflation, consumer trends could ‘slow down the IPO window’: EquityZen Co-Founder Watch Phil here.

Biden Faces Pleas for Oil Export Ban That Would Upend Markets President Joe Biden faces growing pressure even from fellow Democrats to address rising gasoline prices with measures such as […]

Munis ignore large UST sell-off; Muni funds see $657M inflow Municipals faced some pressure on bonds inside 10 years but ignored a large sell-off in the U.S. Treasury market after […]

GE energy spinoff aims to capture interest in renewables Nov 9 (Reuters) – General Electric Co’s (GE.N) plan to spin off energy units into a standalone company could attract investors looking for […]

In-Person Meetings Back on the Calendar for Most Industry Pros Many asset management industry professionals are gradually resuming in-person meetings with select clients and external partners 20 months after the […]

GenTrust’s Mimi Duff says she sees inflation being more sticky Mimi Duff from GenTrust joins ‘Closing Bell’ to give her take on the latest earnings season and inflationary pressures in […]

Why the Fed May Raise Rates Sooner Than You Think Current projections say there will be two hikes in the latter part of 2022. OK, so when does the Federal […]

What is the New Dress Code for Working in the Office? Employees have gotten accustomed to dressing more informally during the pandemic. And as workers return to offices, some companies […]

Muni curve flattens, UST steepens and inflows tick up Municipals were stronger Thursday out longer, while U.S. Treasuries rallied, larger on the shorter end, and Refinitiv Lipper reported $600 million […]

‘There will be more pandemics’: ETFs capitalizing on Covid look ahead Last summer, four ETF makers took different tacks toward packaging funds that could benefit from Covid-19’s social disruption. In […]

Analysis: As Fed kicks off taper, some investors seek to dial down risk NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The Fed’s well-telegraphed taper announcement has done little to soothe the […]

The Outlook For Bonds Ahead Of FOMC Decision Fed tapering adds another headwind to economic challenges we will face in 2022, says Bryce Doty, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio […]

US economy will normalize if Fed raises rates next year: Market expert Nov. 03, 2021 – 3:54 – Mahoney Asset Management CEO Ken Mahoney weighs in on the ‘great’ earnings […]

Investors look to U.S. inflation measures, eye bond gyrations as taper looms NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are watching everything from bond volatility to inflation measures as they try to […]

Analysis: With Fed taper expected, investors brace for rate hikes on horizon Nov 2 (Reuters) – As the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up to taper its huge asset purchases, investors […]

Port logjams exacerbate supply chain risks The chocked-up marine supply chain, as illustrated by news photos of ships sitting at ports for long periods waiting to be unloaded, is becoming […]

Trading Nation: Two traders debate which chip stocks you need to buy Nancy Tengler of Laffer Tengler Investments and Quint Tatro of Joule Financial discuss which semiconductor stocks they’re interested […]

Trading the cruise lines ahead of Royal Caribbean’s earnings report Nancy Tengler of Laffer Tengler Investments and Quint Tatro of Joule Financial trade the cruise lines after a rough month […]

Why Advisors Are Embracing Alternative Investments Stocks, bonds, and cash, the three traditional pillars of an investment portfolio, are looking a little wobbly lately. Inflation-adjusted yields on cash are negative. […]