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USD/JPY Forecast: Fed Focus Limits Free Movement
2018 Dec 18, 9:19amRead More...USD/JPY is trading in a narrow range as the last full week of the year commences. Tension towards the all-important Fed decision limits movements. The technical picture is decidedly mixed for the pair. USD/JPY is trading just below 113.50, not going anywhere fast. The light calendar on Monday no...
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Improving Broad Bond Market Exposure
2018 Dec 17, 1:27pmRead More...Many of the most widely followed fixed income benchmarks -- including the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index -- and the related exchange traded funds weight holdings by market capitalization. That methodology can leave investors yearning for more diversification across multiple corners of...
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Rethinking Global Fixed Income Strategies
2018 Dec 14, 8:59amRead More...Global fixed income exchange traded funds, like many of their domestic counterparts, are frequently weighted by market capitalization. WisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) features an expansive lineup of ETFs, including bond funds, that favor alternative weighting methodologies. The newest...
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ECB Announcement, Trade Optimism Help Keep Market Momentum Positive
2018 Dec 13, 10:10amRead More...If the market’s mantra yesterday was “try, try again,” this morning’s might be “wait and see.” It was looking like a muted opening for U.S. stocks after the European Central Bank said it would stop its bond buying program, a move that had been widely telegraphed...
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Theresa May's Road Trip: 5 Things The Global Markets Are Talking About Today
2018 Dec 11, 1:29pmRead More...The U.S dollar remains better bid on pull backs, as investors pile into the currency amid worries over global trade, Brexit and big swings in U.S. stocks. Data from the CFTC shows that the net bullish bets on the dollar in futures markets grew for the third consecutive week in the period to...
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Better Coverage With This Corporate Bond ETF
2018 Dec 10, 8:09amRead More...Corporate bonds, including those at the lower end of the investment-grade spectrum, are experiencing some tumultuous times. The current environment for corporate bonds may compel investors to place increased emphasis on fundamentals, a strategy accessible via the WisdomTree Fundamental U.S....
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Market Remains Under Pressure Amid Fizzling Optimism On Trade, Worry About Yield Inversion
2018 Dec 06, 10:19amRead More...Despite a mid-week break in trading, the market doesn’t seem like it’s able to break its downward momentum as worries appear to continue about a possible U.S. economic slowdown and progress on the U.S.-China trade front. The back-and-forth swing in the headlines about bullish or bearish...
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A Solid Rating For This Bond ETF
2018 Dec 06, 8:45amRead More...Among the most popular destinations this year in the world of fixed income exchange traded funds are those funds with low and ultra-low durations. The SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: SPSB) is one of those funds. SPSB follows the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond...
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Debt As A Source Of Corporate Financing
2018 Dec 05, 10:45amRead More...A public company, apart from the capital raised by offering shares on an exchange, is financed by another component: debt capital. It comes with an obligation to repay the amount borrowed plus interest at a later date. Why take on debt? Couldn't a company be content with equity? How...
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Markets Sell Off Amid Rising Recession, Yield Curve Concerns; Bank Stocks Hit Hard
2018 Dec 04, 4:04pmRead More...U.S. stocks took a beating Tuesday after the yield on five-year Treasury notes dipped below the yield on three-year and two-year Treasury notes for the first time since 2007. Bank stocks were hit particularly hard, as fears that an inverted yield curve could be signalling a U.S. recession and a...
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What A Yield Curve Inversion Means For Traders
2018 Dec 04, 11:54amRead More...U.S. investors received a red flag Monday when the yield on five-year Treasury notes dipped below the yield on three-year and two-year Treasury notes for the first time since 2007. This yield curve inversion is often a sign of an imminent economic recession, so here’s a look at what the...
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Truce: 5 Things The Global Markets Are Talking About Today
2018 Dec 03, 12:57pmRead More...Global equities rallied overnight alongside U.S. Treasury yields while the dollar trades under pressure after the U.S. and China declared a temporary trade war truce. No progress was made on key differences regarding intellectual property and forced technology transfers. The U.S. was...
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All Eyes On The G20: 5 Things The Global Markets Are Talking About Today
2018 Nov 30, 2:51pmRead More...Fed Chairman Jerome Powell managed to give equities back some of their bid after fine tuning his now-less hawkish take on the proximity of the Funds rate to neutrality to "just below" from "a long way from." There were other dovish hints, reiterating that policy was "...
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A Bright Idea Among Corporate Bond ETFs
2018 Nov 28, 3:08pmRead More...The U.S. corporate bond market is becoming tricky to navigate. Morgan Stanley recently estimated $2.5 trillion worth of U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds carry BBB ratings. Translation: about half the total U.S. corporate bond market is one to three notches away from junk territory. Some bond...
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Italy's Bow On Budget Reform Lifts Risk Appetite: 5 Things The Global Markets Are Talking About Today
2018 Nov 26, 3:50pmRead More...Aside from the FAANG share liquidation to the tune of $1 trillion in face value last week, capital markets have been grappling with the expected pace of the Fed rate hikes for 2019. A December Fed hike has already been priced in, but with weaker U.S. data and an ongoing trade war between the...
