Neomaster / iStock.com Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, are one of the most important financial instruments in modern stock markets. First created in the 1990s as a way for individual investors to access widely diversified passive portfolios, ETFs have grown to include not just market indices but also niche strategies, industries and alternative assets. Check
(Bloomberg) — An escalation of tensions in the Middle East kept stock markets on edge, though haven assets including bonds and the dollar gave up some early gains after Iranian media appeared to downplay the impact of Israeli strikes. Most Read from Bloomberg Treasuries pared an early move that drove the 10-year yield as much
(Bloomberg) — Shares in Asia slipped Monday, tracking a fall in US equities, as markets grappled with ratcheting tensions after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel at the weekend. Most Read from Bloomberg Equity benchmarks in Japan, South Korea and Australia all declined while Hong Kong stock futures also fell. Contracts for US shares edged higher
Companies are starting to report their first set of earnings for 2024, and they matter more than usual for stocks because the other main support for elevated markets—hope for rate cuts—is being chopped away. Companies are starting to report their first set of earnings for 2024, and they matter more than usual for stocks because
On Wall Street in the week ahead, investors’ major focus would be on inflation data for March and the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March monetary policy meeting. Following last week’s strong jobs report that dented interest rate cut odds, investors will closely watch the consumer prices data and the Fed minutes for clues about
A major exchange-traded fund provider is going deep on two popular plays: megacap tech and weight loss drug stocks. In health care, Roundhill Investments is getting ready to launch a fund that focuses on the companies behind GLP-1 drugs. Dave Mazza, the firm’s chief strategy officer, expects to have more information on the fund’s debut
Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will keenly watch for inflation data among the other economic reports. The upcoming economic reports can provide investors clues on the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut plans later in the year. Last week, investors’ hopes were bolstered about interest rates cut after Federal Reserve chair
Bitcoin broke through $50,000 to start the week and although a stubbornly high inflation reading has pulled it lower since, the cryptocurrency is still in safe territory, according to chart analysts. On Monday, the cryptocurrency finished above $50,000, at one point rising to $50,334.00, its highest level since December 2021. Technical analysts had expected this
Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will be watching key economic data including consumer price index, producer price index and industrial production report. Apart from the US economic data, some key earnings including Coca-Cola, Shopify, Cisco, and Sony will also be the focus of the investors. Economic events On February 13,
A pedestrian walks past a sign for Aozora Bank Ltd. at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 14, 2010. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Aozora Bank tumbled to their lowest level in eight months Thursday after the Japanese bank warned of a fiscal-year net loss due to its exposure