Market Moves
Not So Junky: Speculative Bond Yields Near 4%
After dire predictions of disaster for high-yield paper, defaults never hit the painful levels forecast last spring.
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Everybody Says Higher Interest Rates Are Coming … But When and By How Much?
There are three reasons why, after long dwelling at subterranean levels, the cost of money will eventually poke its head up.
Alternatives
Tips from Druckenmiller: Commodities, Asian Stocks, Big Tech
Despairing of US policy and low interest rates, the billionaire investor makes his case.
Market Moves
Follow-Up: The Dollar Is Headed Higher, But for How Long?
Long-term forces are not the greenback’s friend, a new study finds.
Asset Management Culture
Op-Ed: Investors Have More to Do If They Really Want to Help Address Systemic Racism
Capital allocators must understand the importance of supporting positive change that benefits their stakeholders and society at large, sustainable investing experts argue.
Post-COVID, What’s on the World Scene That Could Muck Things Up?
Geopolitics will continue to roil the investment landscape for US investors, experts warn.
Market Moves
Why the GameStop Explosion Won’t Destroy the Stock Rally
Veteran stock seer Jack Ablin sketches out how come last week’s disruption lacks the oomph to derail the market.
Risk
Ray Dalio Warns Janet Yellen About Perils of a Weaker Dollar
The hedge fund chief cautions the new Treasury secretary against complacency over the greenback’s continued role as the world’s reserve currency.
Market Moves
Jeremy Grantham Thinks the Bubble Will Burst … But He Has Some Stock Picks
The noted bearish savant isn’t optimistic in general, but still has some ideas he says will see investors through.
Market Moves
How GameStop’s Robinhood Boosters Are Clobbering Hedge Funds
A ‘flash mob with money,’ their enthusiasm for the ailing retailer’s stock has lost short sellers a reported $23.6 billion.
Market Moves
News From Davos: Goldman’s Solomon, ECB’s Lagarde Tout Government Stimulus
In Washington, there’s a fight over more relief, as the European Union just passed a huge aid measure.
Alternatives
Bitcoin Will Never Be Real Money, Says UBS, Because It’s Too Volatile
Cryptocurrency isn’t a stable source of value, so people can’t depend on it, the bank’s top economist charges.
Asset Allocation
Special Report: What Low-Paying Fixed Income Still Gives Us: Ballast
Despite small interest payments and not much price appreciation potential, many investors say it does deliver in this one area.
Market Moves
Follow Up: BlackRock’s TIPS Call Looks Prescient
Expecting higher inflation, the asset manager has called for investing in the security that shields investors.
Asset Allocation
Dimon Frets Over Weak Recovery and Fintech Rivals
That’s even as the JPM chief just turned in record earnings, and bank stocks are almost recovered.