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Finance / the Markets

London’s Listing Exodus Threatens Its Status As Global Financial Hub

Aug 28, 2023 at 09:09 | City A.M

London’s status as a global financial hub may not be at risk – yet – but its equity markets are certainly out of favour with the wider world.…

America's Credit Downgrade: A Sign Of The Times Or Tip Of The Iceberg?

Aug 08, 2023 at 08:25 | ZeroHedge

Last week, Fitch Ratings downgraded the US’s long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+. While the downgrade won’t significantly impact the US government’s…

Tesla Stumbles In China As Local Market Favors Home Grown Competitor

Aug 04, 2023 at 08:44 | ZeroHedge

Tesla sold 64,285 China-made electric vehicles for the month of July, down 31% from the month prior, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association, reported by 

China’s Q2 Miss Sends Shivers Through Oil And Equities Markets

Jul 17, 2023 at 08:39 | ZeroHedge

US equity futures were flat, erasing a modest earlier gain, while European stocks and oil retreated as bonds rallied after the latest Chinese data dump delivered more evidence…

The Dawn Of Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark An Investor Frenzy

Jul 14, 2023 at 08:23 | City A.M

Cryptocurrency investors have been in a frenzy in recent weeks about the possible approval by the US financial regulator of spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Spot…

Oil, EVs, And Big Tech Hit The Ground Running In The Second Half

Jul 03, 2023 at 08:31 | ZeroHedge

Global markets have kicked off the new quarter with solid gains from Asia to Europe (as previewed last week in "The Technical Overhang…

Historical Correlations Of Stocks And Bonds

Apr 21, 2023 at 10:50 | ZeroHedge

Last year, stock and bond returns tumbled after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates at the fastest speed in 40 years. It was the first time in…

U.S. Stocks Trade Sideways As Fed Mouthpiece Hints At Interest Rate Slowdown

Jan 23, 2023 at 07:59 | ZeroHedge

US equity futures were little changed, trading in a narrow ten point range as investors braced for moderation in Fed rate increases after the Fed mouthpiece

How To Invest As This Economic Cycle Nears Its End

Dec 12, 2022 at 09:17 | City A.M

As this economic cycle ends, we shouldn’t expect to see the patterns of the past decade repeated. A new regime in policy and market behaviour is unfolding which investors…

Why Are The Brazilian Real And Mexican Peso Outperforming G10 Currencies?

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:19 | Oxford Business Group

Two Latin American currencies – the Brazilian real and the Mexican peso – have outperformed G10 nations and other emerging markets in 2022 despite the sharp appreciation of…

The U.S. Dollar Is Showing Strength As A Safe Haven Asset

Sep 21, 2022 at 09:00 | City A.M

Investors have had an insatiable appetite for US dollars this year. According to the Wall Street Journal’s dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket…

Investors Caught Off Guard By Chengdu Covid Lockdown

Sep 01, 2022 at 08:47 | ZeroHedge

Asian stocks tumbled after China announced the metropolis of Chengdu would lock down its 21 million residents as authorities battled a new Covid-19 outbreak. In China's…

The Most Overlooked Equity Market In The World Right Now

Aug 12, 2022 at 08:02 | City A.M

The value investor has become something of an endangered species over the last decade, pushed to the side-lines of a market fixated on seeking never-ending growth in areas…

3 Ways To Play The $300 Billion Fintech Boom

Apr 01, 2022 at 13:06 | Safehaven.com

Once the insurgents of finance, a fast-growing breed of upstarts that bill themselves as alternatives to old-fashioned banks when moving money around the world are rapidly going mainstream.…

New ESG Wave Hits Wall With Disinterested Investors

Jan 21, 2022 at 11:26 | Irina Slav

“Not everyone likes ESG” is how Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine titled a recent column in which he discussed pro-ESG arguments and then went…

Is China’s Digital Yuan The Death Knell For Crypto?

Oct 01, 2021 at 12:34 | Safehaven.com

The People’s Bank of China, the country's central bank, has announced that all transactions of crypto-currencies are illegal, effectively banning digital coins. "Virtual currency-related…

Auto Giants Slash Production As Chip Shortage Worsens

Sep 10, 2021 at 11:27 | Michael Kern

Hopes and positive expectations for larger vehicle inventories and lower prices for this summer are now dimming as a prolonged semiconductor chip shortage has caused several major car…

Semiconductor Shortage Puts World’s Largest Automaker At Risk

Aug 19, 2021 at 10:16 | City A.M

A semiconductor supply crunch is forcing world-leading car manufacturers Volkswagen and Toyota to slash vehicle production. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, announced it will cut production…

How Tesla Is Overcoming The Global Chip Shortage

Aug 11, 2021 at 09:42 | Haley Zaremba

A global chip shortage is continuing to wreak havoc up and down supply chains in a diverse array of industries across the world. As unprecedented amounts of work,…

Bitcoin Surges To All-Time Highs On Tesla’s $1.5 Billion Investment

Feb 08, 2021 at 08:23 | Michael Kern

Elon Musk has been on a crypto tear over the past two weeks. It began with a number of posts promoting a fun meme-based cryptocurrency called Dogecoin which…

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