The status quo is better for markets, says Craig Porter of Front Street Capital. In his view, an Obama victory would help reassure investors.
The market for IPOs may have fallen quiet in the third quarter of 2012, but there are countless new issues waiting for the right opportunity to enter equity markets.
People refuse to acknowledge that financial markets have recovered from the financial crisis.
Don’t give up on equities in volatile times, says Barry Morrison, manager of the Renaissance Millennium High Income Fund.
It seems the pair of economic defibrillators – both generous bond buying and an extension of the near-zero interest rate horizon – applied by governments and central banks are working.
While it was no surprise that the Fed kept its federal funds rate between 0% and 0.25%, the Committee decided to extend its expectation for exceptionally low interest rates to at least mid-2015 (from late 2014).
Fewer investors will own equities over the next decade. Why? A McKinsey Global Institute report finds that in developed economies, aging investors are moving toward balanced and income portfolios.
RIM’s short interest has hit a record high, increasing to 4.2% of shares outstanding on August 24, finds research firm Markit. This is a sign investors are anticipating disappointing earnings as they continue to wait for a new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones, says Hugo Miller of Bloomberg Businessweek. Read: RIM chair defends leadership Investors taking […]
As investors close out the summer of 2012, global markets ended last week mostly lower.
The benchmark S&P 500 index reached its highest level in more than four years yesterday, reports Financial Times. It hit 1,426.68, its highest intraday rise since 2008. The jump surprised investors, as trading volume is traditionally light during the summer, and very few sessions have seen major moves this month. The rise was driven by […]