Currency pair of the week: usd/jpy

The FOMC hiked the Fed Funds rate last week by 50bps to bring the overnight rate to 4.5%. In addition, the Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections (SE...

December 19, 2022, 5:27 pm

World market trends

Sentiment remained mixed on Monday amidst hopes of a rebound in demand from China and fears of a recession. China’s Covid caseloads also dampened se...

December 19, 2022, 3:59 pm

4 etfs to consider as the stage is set for a bond comeback

Bonds have been following the downward selling pressure of stocks amid rising interest rates and inflation for the majority of 2022. However, the stag...

December 19, 2022, 11:41 am

Gbp/usd maintains its bid tone above 1.2200, upside potential seems limited

GBP/USD regains some positive traction on Monday and snaps a two-day losing streak. A positive risk tone undermines the safe-haven USD and offers some...

December 19, 2022, 11:14 am

Investing 2022: painful or profitable?

Was investing 2022 a nightmare or did smart investors find strategies with options, short-selling and bond...

December 19, 2022, 7:00 am

Jpi: its 2024 termination date exposes investors to high interest rate risk

The Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund holds a mixture of Preferreds and bonds with a planned termin...

December 19, 2022, 7:00 am

Third series of 2022 sovereign gold bonds opens for subscription today, on till december 23

If you want to subscribe to a new tax-exempt sovereign gold bond, then the third series of 2022 SGB ope...

December 19, 2022, 3:44 am

Japan government bonds, early stocks (nikkei futures) lower after weekend boj chatter

ICYMI,

Yen found strength in the very early hours of Asia on the back of a weekend report ...

December 18, 2022, 11:56 pm

Cot speculator extremes: soybean meal, 5-year bond lead bullish & bearish positions

By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on ...

December 17, 2022, 5:33 pm

Cot bonds speculators weekly changes led by eurodollar & 2-year bonds

By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) reports data published by the Commodities Futures Trading...

December 17, 2022, 4:48 pm

Treasuries regain ground after early pullback but still close lower

After pulling back sharply early in the session, treasuries regained some ground over the course of the trading day on Friday....

December 16, 2022, 11:59 pm

Blackrock® canada announces changes in indices of the ishares 0-5 year tips bond index etf and the ishares 0-5 year tips bond index etf (cad-hedged)

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) (NYSE:...

December 16, 2022, 10:44 pm

Us equity close: outside week paints an ugly picture

What a fakeout in stocks this week. The bulls were feeling great after the soft CPI and hopeful that Powell would tip the nod towards easier policy...

December 16, 2022, 9:07 pm

Fed's mester: recent inflation data is welcome news

• Seeing tentative signs that inflation rises are stabilizing; not calling a peak
• Expects Fed to hike by more than its median forecast<...

  December 16, 2022, 8:37 pm

The bond market simply isn't buying it

Treasury yields tried to move up today but cracked back lower. That's left:

• 2s -8.3 bps to 4.16%
• 10s +2 bps to 3.71%
• 30s...

  December 16, 2022, 7:22 pm

Prospects for long-term treasuries looking good

While it's been a historically bad year for U.S. bonds, yields have gone up considerably this year, and...

December 16, 2022, 6:14 pm

Why you should consider allocating to high dividend stocks in 2023

With bond yields now at levels not seen for years, the landscape for income products is as competitive ...

December 16, 2022, 6:14 pm

Financial markets pounded with data pointing to recession superimposed on elevated inflation, illness, and neverending war

A continuing flight from stocks, bonds, and crypto this Friday saw Equities close down 1.9% in Japan, 1...

December 16, 2022, 4:29 pm

Gold bond issue price fixed at rs 5,409/gm of gold; subscription opens monday

The issue price for the next tranche of Sovereign Gold bond Scheme 2022-23, which will open for subscri...

December 16, 2022, 3:29 pm

Marketwatch premium: an indicator used by successful bond-fund managers has this to say about the direction of interest rates

The copper-gold ratio helps explain investors’ appetite for risk. Read Full Story The post MarketWatch Premium: An indicator used by successful...

December 16, 2022, 2:06 pm