Markets

Fed Takes Final Steps In Planned Launch Of An Alternative To Libor

The Federal Reserve announced Friday it will start to publish a new reference rate to replace U.S. dollar Libor by April... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Sees Choppy Trade After Payrolls Data

The U.S. dollar sees choppy trading action after a stronger-than-expected November jobs report. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Heres Why Stocks Will Likely Be Even Higher In December 2018

Market history favors stock investors every year, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Book Weekly Rise Ahead Of Fed Meeting

Treasury yields struggled for direction on Friday after the employment report showed the economy was notching healthy jo... Read more

Share Buybacks Spike — Dropping A Strong Hint At What CEOs Plan To Do With Tax Savings

Long-term investors and workers hoping that the tax reform plan and repatriation holiday will encourage investment in gr... Read more

Key Words: Reagan Budget Expert Stockman Says Republican Tax Overhaul Wont Create Jobs Or Lift Pay

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, is no fan of the current ... Read more

The Fed: There Will Be Competition At The Fed To Be In Jerome Powells Ear

The presidents of the regional Federal Reserve banks are likely to be more vocal in coming weeks in a competition to see... Read more

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Scenes From Silicon Valleys Cryptocurrency Craze: A Melding Of Reality, Fantasy And Hype

The hype that has fueled the skyrocketing prices of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was on full display this week in ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Suffer A Nearly 3% Drop For The Week

Gold prices fall Friday, settling at their lowest level in nearly five months after November jobs data come in stronger ... Read more

Pound Dips Despite Historic Brexit Border Deal

Sterling fell in early morning trading despite Britain and the European Union reaching a historic deal regarding its Br... Read more

Diversification - The Magic Ingredient

Many investors are tempted by tactical asset allocation - the practice of shifting a portfolio's weighting as the outlo... Read more

SocGen's Edwards: Clients Cannot See An Immediate Trigger For The Financial Armageddon Heading Our Way

Société Générale's bearish strategist Albert Edwards has warned the current market situation is "even worse" than t... Read more

Tencent Topples Apple, Petro-yuans & Bitcoin Crashes: Saxo Bank's Ten Outrageous Predictions For 2018

Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has released its ten 'Outrageous Predictions' for ... Read more

OMGI's Buxton: Govt Needs To Address Demographic Divide Or Risks 'sleepwalking Into Electoral Disaster'

Richard Buxton, chief executive of Old Mutual Global Investors and manager of its £2.3bn UK Alpha fund, has said the b... Read more