Bonds and stocks could return to their usual relationship, a boon for investors with a traditional mix of assets in their portfolios as the United States fears a recession this year. “At the end of the day, correlation has now reverted to more traditional correlation, where stocks and bonds don’t necessarily move together,” said Kathy …
US authorities have designated the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato Ltd. as a major money laundering problem and accused its founder of allegedly facilitating money laundering for criminals. The Treasury Department named Bitzlato under a section of the USA Patriot Act, a law used to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, for allegedly laundering illicit funds for …
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As 2023 kicks off, markets are clinging to expectations that the U.S. economy will slide into a recession that effectively forces the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates, slashing bond yields and borrowing costs, and perhaps help stock market valuations. U.S. economic data released over the past few months shows that inflation has moderated, …
Historical data shows the U.S. stock market is likely to return 20% or more this year after the three major indices closed 2022 with their worst annual losses since 2008, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors. Fundstrat’s head of research Tom Lee said equity investors are more likely to see a year of positive returns than …
Here are some predictions for 2023 for the financial markets, economy and stocks. I’ve spent the past year and a half being cautious following the bull market bubble that finally ended in early 2022. After this turbulent year, perhaps now is a good time for us to see the economy turn into something healthy for …
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This is the time of year when the traditional seasonal rally in US equities known as the “Santa Claus Rally” usually occurs. But unlike past holiday periods, this one could get bogged down in the risks of a recession and a continued rise in interest rates in the new year. The Santa Claus rally refers …
This is the time of year when the traditional seasonal rally in US equities known as the “Santa Claus Rally” usually occurs. But unlike past holiday periods, this one could get bogged down in the risks of a recession and a continued rise in interest rates in the new year. The Santa Claus rally refers …
U.S. stocks traded lower on Thursday, erasing most of their gains from their biggest rally in three weeks after a string of upbeat economic data and a warning from hedge fund titan David Tepper that he was “leaning short” against stocks and bonds on expectations the Federal Reserve and other central banks will continue to …
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For months, the bond market has issued multiple warnings that a US recession could be imminent, a view that many financial market participants have finally accepted. One is the 10-year minus 3-month treasury yield spread, which has been below zero since late October, but hasn’t been negative long enough to send a definitive statement about …
Investors, like children on Christmas Eve, expect Santa Claus to come down the chimney, walk to Wall Street and deliver the rewarding gift of a stock market rally. This year, however, investors might be better off betting on a lump of coal, rather than waiting for tangible stock market gains to emerge this holiday season, …
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