Japanese stocks sank deeper into the red on Friday, with the Topix index tumbling into a technical correction as it led Asian equities lower for a second day. Investors continued to bail out of riskier assets that will be hurt by US tariffs, with a rally in government bonds sending yields sharply lower and traders
The selloff that took the S&P 500 Index into a correction last week was notable for its relative calm. Now, as investors scour metrics of market sentiment and key price levels for hints of either a recovery or a further slide, they also need to watch a more nebulous aspect: market liquidity. Stock-market crises from
You can think of the stock market as 11 separate baskets, or sectors. Getting sectors weights right … [+] is a big part of success in investment performance. getty In the first two months of this year, technology stocks fell more than 4% and consumer discretionary stocks fell about 5%. They were the only two
(Bloomberg) — A diversified investment strategy that seeks to juice returns through leverage is finding new love among big money managers — more than a decade after it blew up during the 2008 financial crisis. The approach, widely known as “portable alpha,” uses derivatives to track returns of long-only indexes and then invests the
(Bloomberg) — Price moves in the global credit market are so calm that some money managers are wondering whether a relentless rally in corporate bonds is becoming a red flag. A handful, including those at Franklin Templeton Investment Management and AXA Investment Managers, are getting more cautious about corporate bonds. With investment-grade spreads at the