Thursday, February 8, 2018

Google Alert - Financial Markets

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Financial Markets
As-it-happens update February 8, 2018
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Who was the market's superhero? I'm going to tell you a story and then you decide. Toward the end of his time in office in 1989, Ronald Reagan created something called the President's Working Group on Financial Markets. There had been a stock market crash in 1987 and a near-crash in 1989, ...
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Bonds and stocks are in a heated battle, as bond yields rise and stocks sell off. The bond market could win the next round, but a weaker stock market can also cause a drop in yields, which move opposite price. Thursday's markets are watching for more clarity on Washington's budget deal and a $16 ...
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The volatility of the past week was inevitable, given the lull that had preceded it, said Tai Hui, chief market strategist for Asia at J.P. Morgan Funds. "I'm surprised that people were surprised," he said, while calling the past week's stock pullback "somewhat overdue." Hui is recommending that clients buy ...
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Rate policy is simply too blunt a tool. Indeed, the central bank may not be able to quell a market rally without pushing the economy into a recession. Best then to try to address elevated asset prices with regulatory action that limits the buildup of systemic risks in the financial system, primarily excessive ...
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The wobble may also reflect a decision by investors to rethink the economic and financial outlook. Ever since 2009 central banks have been highly supportive of financial markets through low interest rates and quantitative easing (bond purchases with newly created money). There was much talk of an ...
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U.S. stock benchmarks traded lower on Thursday as Wall Street tangled with further volatility, with concerns about rising inflation and bond yields weighing on investor's psyche against the backdrop of a relatively healthy domestic economy. Strategists and traders have mostly pinned the recent selling in ...
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There may be no worse feeling in the world for a retiree ― or someone hoping to retire soon ― than when the stock market takes a nosedive as it did this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,175 points Monday in the worst one-day point drop on record and for some retirees, it triggered a ...
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