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Inflation Surge Puts Commodities and CTAs in the Spotlight
Date: March 28, 2022
By Chris Stevens, Director, Diversifying Strategies at bfinance After more than twenty years of non-inflationary growth in the western world, inflation has staged a serious comeback. Will macroeconomic shifts bring commodities back into favour in institutional investors’ portfolios? Institutional investors’ allocations to commodities have been in secular decline for a decade, despite the asset class...
Should You Invest in a Gold Ira?
Date: March 28, 2022
Choosing the right investment opportunities to support your future can be an overwhelming process. Ideally, you want to find the best balance of risk and returns to create a stable nest egg for your future. While every investor has unique resources and tolerances for risk, there are many proven options to guide the decision-making process....
World Stocks Poised for Consecutive Weekly Gains for First Time in 2022
Date: March 25, 2022
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks paused for breath on Friday but are set for a second consecutive week of gains for the first time in 2022 though sentiment was broadly cautious as markets evaluated the economic risks from the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening and Russia’s war in Ukraine. U.S. stock futures were...
N.Korea Tests Largest Icbm, White House Condemns Return to Long-Range Launches
Date: March 24, 2022
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test ever on Thursday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing. It would be the first full-capability launch of the nuclear-armed state’s...
Foreigners Banned From Selling Russian Stocks as Market Set for Limited Reopening
Date: March 23, 2022
(Reuters) -Russia plans to resume some stock trading on Thursday after a near month-long hiatus, with 33 rouble securities to be traded on the Moscow Exchange. Non-residents will have to wait, though – they will be barred from selling stocks and OFZ rouble bonds until April 1. Trading in blue chips, including state lenders Sberbank...
Options Mavens See Stock Rebound as Chance to Pick up Downside Protection
Date: March 23, 2022
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Risk appetite has rebounded on Wall Street after a brutal start to the year, but some strategists warn the lull in volatility may be brief and urge investors to guard against more stock market gyrations. The Cboe Volatility Index – an options-based measure of expected 30-day volatility for...