Market Moves
Endowment Index Rises 4.43% in First Quarter
Strong equity markets helped index outperform benchmark 60/40 index.
Tag: vaccine
Research
OECD More Than Doubles US Economic Growth Forecast
Fiscal stimulus and a sustained vaccination pace are expected to spur the strongest GDP growth in 37 years.
Market Moves
Analysts’ Bullishness Means Stocks May Tank, BofA Warns
The bank’s contrarian indicator has been right before. Will it be now?
Asset Management Culture
CPPIB Chief Mark Machin Exits Amid Vaccine Uproar
The CEO of Canada’s largest pension fund traveled to the Middle East to get a shot. The plan’s credit head, John Graham, replaces him.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
IMF Upgrades Global Economic Forecast for 2021
Amid ‘exceptional uncertainty,’ World Economic Outlook projects 2021 growth of 5.5% after a 3.5% contraction in 2020.
Op-Ed: Which Injections Should Investors Watch in 2021?
Everyone is eager for vaccine news and numbers, but longtime investor Tony Waskiewicz argues the real portfolio boosters will be any actions from the Fed and Congress.
Market Moves
Will a Santa Claus Rally Grace This Yuletide?
Forget the 12 days of Christmas: Today marks the beginning of the traditional year-end market jump, LPL says, if it happens.
Market Moves
December Should Be OK, Just Not Its Usual Top-Tier Self
Muted market gains this month, strategists say, are overshadowed by blow-out earlier months.
Market Moves
The Market’s November Was Spectacular, So December Will Be … Down?
An LPL historical study shows the tricky dynamics for stocks in the year’s final two months.
Market Moves
3Q Corporate Earnings Look Better and Better, Yardeni Says
S&P 500 profits should be down just 7.1%, a big upgrade from more dire previous calls.
Research
Institutional Investors Find Calm Amid Post-Election Chaos
The markets see stability ahead, despite a delayed election result, Senate runoff races, and voter fraud claims from the president.
Will Snags with New Washington Stimulus Squelch the Economy and Stocks?
Not really, says UBS’s Haefele, sounding optimistic on vaccines and possible fresh aid in 2021.
Market Moves
Ackman Bets on a Pandemic Bond Wipeout—Again
His new bearish investment is similar to the one in March that earned him a $2.6 billion jackpot.
Market Moves
From Here, Recovery Will be ‘Tougher,’ But Good Investments Persist
So say two savants from Principal Financial, at CIO’s Summit.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Wells Fargo: 2020 Market Is Too Iffy to Put New Money In
The election and the virus could trigger another stock slump, says strategist Christopher Harvey.