Friday, February 9, 2018

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Financial Markets
As-it-happens update February 9, 2018
NEWS
"Markets are down again today, maybe unnerved by fears that the U.S. Senate will not pass a budget bill in time to avoid a U.S. government shutdown," said Rob Carnell of ING in a report. "With financial markets vulnerable at the moment, this was not great timing for such political brinksmanship.".
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But the pain lasts for 22 months on average if the S&P falls at least 20 percent from its record high — past 2,298 — into bear market territory, the report said. The average decline is 30 percent for bear markets. The last week of stock market drops has taken the S&P 500 into correction territory for the first ...
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The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):. 10:00 p.m.. China's stock market benchmark has fallen as much as 5.5 percent after the sharp sell-off on Wall Street. The Shanghai Composite index dipped to 3,073.08 Friday morning but recovered slightly before its midday close.
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Watching the financial markets gyrate over the past week, it is tempting to wonder if the global economy will ever return to an era when the decisions of private investors are more important than the policies of governments. Since 2008 and even before, central banks have been buying public and private ...
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The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):. 8:15 p.m.. Asian shares have opened lower and are tracking the overnight plunge on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 average lost 2.8 percent to 21,240.05 in early trading Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 2.5 percent.
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Bitcoin, Efficient Markets, and Efficient Financial Sectors
John Quiggin had a good piece in the NYT, pointing out how the sky high valuations of Bitcoin undermine the efficient market hypothesis that plays a central role in much economic theory. In the strong form we can count on markets to direct capital to its best possible uses. This means that government ...
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