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Bonds and treasuries
Pension funds in historic surplus eye US$1 trillion of bond-buying
For some of America’s biggest bond buyers, the soft-versus-hard-landing debate on Wall Street might be a sideshow.
January 29, 2023
Markets
Wall Street's top stars got blindsided by 2022 market collapse
The magnitude of the rout this year, to be fair, was hard to foresee, says Bloomberg.
January 03, 2023
SPACs
Spac euphoria turns into painful reckoning as liquidity runs dry
"You’re going to see a smaller number of SPACs going forward."
December 15, 2022
US stocks
Wall Street bulls see hope for reprise of earnings-season bounce
The arrival of earnings season has historically served as a remedy for ailing equities.
October 18, 2022
Global Economy
US banks increase provisions for credit losses; Wall Street analysts see move as a 'warning signal'
Bank executives, on the other hand, said these were just logical precautions for uncertain times.
July 21, 2022
US stocks
Fear has gone missing in Wall Street's slow-motion bear market
"Not enough investors have been panicking and buying short-term protection puts"
June 26, 2022
Investing strategies
US Stocks will bottom once Fed signals shift
The selloff in equities will reach a bottom once the Fed signals the end of tightening-- until recession is apparent
May 24, 2022
SPACs
Four spac offerings aborted as investors flee blank checks
Spacs have been stung by sketchy accounting and gut-wrenching stock drops.
April 24, 2022
Russia-Ukraine crisis
Goldman Sachs to exit Russia in Wall Street's first pullout
While Goldman is exiting Russia, the firm is still trading corporate debt tied to the country without the bank itself making wager
March 10, 2022
Global Markets
How to make sense of market forecasts in wartime
Anyone who correctly guesses the future level of a stock index, interest rates or the price of oil is probably lucky.
March 03, 2022