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5 Reasons The Value Stock Rally May Run Out Of Steam
2020 Jun 02, 1:30pm | 543Read More...The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has now rallied 37.3% since March 23, but there has been a subtle shift in market leadership in the past couple of weeks. Value stocks have outperformed growth stocks as buying volume has rotated out of the best-performing stocks of the year and into some...
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How The Coronavirus Has Impacted Index Funds
2020 May 22, 2:50pm | 1641Read More...By Kris Lamey So far, the first half of 2020 has been widely defined by the Coronavirus, from the way we live our daily lives to the impacts on the wider economy and markets. As schools, businesses and entertainment venues closed, millions of workers filed for unemployment and index funds have...
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What The Yield Curve Is Saying About The Stock Market Rally
2020 May 22, 1:45pm | 439Read More...The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 31.8% since March 23, but many investors are skeptical of the rally given the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Investors looking to confirm the recent rally has legs should look to the yield curve, according to Sevens Report Research’s Tom...
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'Access, Clarity, Confidence': 280 CapMarkets Heads Strategic Initiatives, Transforms Fixed Income Through Technology
2020 May 15, 11:08am | 736Read More...Alongside the COVID-19 coronavirus, financial markets experienced a historic liquidation, with demand across many non-correlated assets plummeting. The resulting economic fallout and market inefficiencies leveled the playing field, turning the attention to newer, more nimble, technology-focused...
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In A First, Bank Of America Sells Bonds To Fund Coronavirus Response
2020 May 15, 5:10am | 203Read More...Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has sold $1 billion in a corporate bond offering to raise funds for efforts against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, MarketWatch reported Thursday. The Charlotte, a North Carolina-based banking giant, is the first major financial services company in...
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3 Old ETFs Becoming New ESG Bond Funds
2020 May 14, 1:25pm | 497Read More...It's not uncommon for issuers of exchange traded funds to change a product's index or objective in an effort to gain traction with investors. Sometimes, an issuer will employ wholesale changes for several ETFs in a single day. That's what Deutsche Bank's DWS did on Wednesday,...
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The Fed Makes History Buying $750B In Corporate Bonds
2020 May 12, 12:07pm | 616Read More...The Federal Reserve is buying corporate bonds for the first time in an attempt to curb the economic fallout of the coronavirus. Fed Says It's Trying To Improve Liquidity The central bank will begin to purchase $750 billion in corporate bonds Tuesday with its Secondary Market Corporate...
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How Artificial Intelligence Helped iFlip Save Investor Returns During The 2020 Market Crash
2020 May 08, 12:03pm | 968Read More...The markets are historically volatile during the coronavirus pandemic, throwing conventional risk management strategies out the window. Demand dissipated as investors and traders reduced risk into the drop. The Financial Learning Information Platform, or iFlip, a...
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Boeing Raises $25B In Debt Offering, Says No Longer Needs Federal Aid
2020 May 01, 5:52am | 360Read More...The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) on Thursday said it no longer requires federal aid to weather through the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. What Happened The troubled aircraft maker has instead raised $25 billion in a bond offering. "We're pleased with the response to our bond offering...
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Federal Reserve Pledges To Maintain 0% Interest Rates Until It Hits Employment, Price Stability Goals
2020 Apr 29, 2:14pm | 372Read More...In a move that was widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its current fed funds target range of 0% to 0.25% on Wednesday, as the U.S. economy continues to struggle to manage the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. “The Committee expects to maintain this target range until it is...
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Will The Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates Below 0% This Week?
2020 Apr 27, 3:25pm | 665Read More...The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be conducting its April meeting this week as the U.S. COVID-19 economic shutdown drags on. With interest rates already essentially at zero and 11 different emergency lending programs already in place, some traders are growing concerned the Fed may...
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These 4 Cannabis Stocks Are The Safest Bets Right Now, Expert Says
2020 Apr 13, 4:55pm | 982Read More...It has been a brutal couple of years for cannabis investors. With most leading stocks down even further since the COVID-19 outbreak, cannabis investors are now weighing whether to cut their losses or buy the dip in a bet on a rebound ahead. Alan Brochstein, author of the 420 Investor and founding...
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PIMCO CIO Says To Buy What The Fed Is Buying
2020 Apr 03, 12:18pm | 146Read More...Speaking on Bloomberg, Mark Kiesel, the CIO of PIMCO Global Credit, said he expects a pretty deep recession, so he is quite cautious on the market overall. Kiesel thinks global monetary and fiscal policy response has been huge. He said the Fed is now going to buy corporate bonds, which makes the...
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Treasury Volatility Has Peaked, But Equity Market Remains Uncertain: BlackRock's Rick Rieder
2020 Mar 26, 6:16am | 348Read More...Bond market volatility has peaked, and the stock market may have hit bottom, the BlackRock, Inc (NYSE: BLK) Managing Director Rick Rieder told CNBC on Wednesday. What Happened "I think the 10-year could back up to 1%, but I don't think we're moving significantly higher than...
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Lagarde Asks European Countries To Support 'Coronabonds'
2020 Mar 25, 12:20pm | 249Read More...European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde asked eurozone finance ministers Tuesday to consider a one-off joint debt issuance of “coronabonds” to assist with the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters. “Despite opposition from the Netherlands, it is likely...
