U.S. Yields Fall to Record as BlackRock, Vanguard See More Gains by Brian Chappatta Yields have been plunging to all-time lows around the world El-Erian says 10-year yield can fall to 1.25% ‘quite easliy’ Yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasuries fell to record lows, defying forecasters who for years have said they would rise, amid signs that Britain’s vote...
3 Stocks That May Benefit From Brexit by Rafi Farber Against all odds, the citizens of the United Kingdom have voted to exit the European Union by a large 4 point margin. Against all odds literally, because UK bookies all favored “Remain” and will be paying out handsomely to Brexit betters today. Stock futures are set for a plunge, the...
The global economy is suffering from even bigger woes than the decision by U.K. voters to leave the European Union, Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday. by Greg Robb ”This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Greenspan said in an interview on CNBC. “The global economy is in real serious trouble.” The rejection of British voters of...
Where the S&P 500 faces Brexit exposure by John Butters The United Kingdom is a major focus for the market after the Brexit vote. There are concerns in the market about the potential negative impact on the United Kingdom’s economy. Given these concerns, how much revenue exposure does the S&P 500 have to the United Kingdom? Which sectors and companies in...
This month may not be the time to buy tech. by Rebecca Ungarino The once popular FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix andAlphabet), which largely flourished in 2015, have fallen a respective 4.6, 2.5, 12.8 and 7 percent in June. But investors' concerns this month over the Federal Reserve and a postponed interest rate hike, along with the Brexit, have factored into moving out of momentum stocks...
The S&P 500 has been outpacing the Nasdaq 100 this year, and some traders believe the trend will continue. by Annie Pei Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Global, points out that the current global outlook and a low interest rate environment have caused investors to turn to the more defensive in their stock selection. "I think we're looking at this global...
5 Charts to Watch in the Aftermath of the Brexit Vote Reverberations across global market by Tracy Alloway Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union has provoked a sharp reaction in markets. While the pound plunged to its lowest in more than 30 years and FTSE 100 futures suggest a sharply lower opening for U.K. stocks on Friday morning, the impact of the...
Tough sailing: The case against buying low-volatility ETFs by Anora Mahmudova Chasing so-called low-volatility stocks have become a popular investment strategy lately. But the such stocks, coveted for richer dividends and steady returns relative to some other investments, may be at risk of becoming victims of their own success. Over the past few years, skittish investors have been piling into...
Brit risk: Brexit vote will spur market volatility, strategist warns by Paayal Zaveri Uncertainty around Britain's possible exit from the European Union, also known as the Brexit, could foster a highly volatile market for the next few weeks, according to strategists. "Markets I think have really been caught off guard by the recent trend towards polling that says Brexit leave is...
Something very good is going on under the market’s surface by Alex Rosenberg The correlations among S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) sectors have fallen to the lowest level since the financial crisis. And while correlations may sound obscure, the development is actually great news for almost all investors. Over the past 60 sessions, the average correlation between the daily moves of two S&P 500 sectors...
