Two strategies that could trap investors in losing trades right now
Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue warns snap decisions during market volatility spikes will trap investors in losing trades. According to the firm’s senior investment strategist, reacting to every U.S.-China trade war development and taking on large positions are two of the...
JPMorgan is close to winning a lead role in history’s biggest IPO: Saudi Aramco
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Somewhere, Jamie Dimon is smiling. J.P. Morgan Chase is close to winning the lead advisory role for the initial public offering of Saudi...
EMS survey highlights FX traders’ platform predicament
A survey published in August by the Finance Hive offered an opportunity for FX traders to outline what they want from vendors of EMS platforms. Among their priorities was more front-to-back and multi-asset integration in the next generation of platforms,...
Trade finance’s blockchain dreams still far from reality
Transaction bankers are hopeful that the use of distributive ledger technology (DLT), or blockchain, will improve trade finance by cutting costs and time related to bulky trade finance deals. However, one factor that is slowing the broader adoption of DLT...
Masa Son’s multi-generational vision is running into a brick wall: The public markets
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group at the SoftBank World 2018 event in Tokyo, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank is learning the biggest obstacle to success for its $100 billion Vision Fund...
Bullish trend suggests the market’s win streak is just starting
Bespoke Investment’s Paul Hickey believes a market hot streak is unfolding. The independent market researcher is building his bullish case by zeroing in on the Citi Economic Surprise Index, which is built to measure optimism in the economy. In the...
Singapore sovereign wealth fund: The key number in the Temasek report
The most important number in Tuesday’s Temasek review for the Singaporean sovereign wealth vehicle was this: it divested S$28 billion ($20.6 billion) of assets, S$4 billion more than it invested. This is what a dynamic equity-based portfolio looks like in...
Risk Markets Surged on Receding Political and Trade Uncertainties
Risk aversion eased notably further last week as some of the imminent risks receded. New Italian government was sworn in as 5-Star Movement and bitter rival Democratic Party agreement to form a coalition. UK lawmakers passed a bill to force...
Trading Opportunities when Markets are Closed over Weekends
Make the Most of the Weekend to Improve Your Trading One of the greatest aspects of the FX market is that it is a true 24-hour a day market; however, this does not extend to weekends. While there are a...
Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: Hiring Cools as Trade War Heats Up
U.S. Review Hiring Cools as Trade War Heats Up Amid increasing trade tensions and fears of recession, all eyes turned to the nonfarm payroll release this morning, which showed employers added only 130,000 jobs in August. Hiring has certainly slowed...