ThinkstockHow long should a winning streak really last in the stock market? A casual market observer might think the market has a 50-50 chance of being up or down on any given…
ThinkstockBefore getting too excited about the end of tensions, one must understand that the Russian ambitions in Crimea and the Ukraine will not likely disappear overnight. Still, world markets recovered handily on…
Jon C. Ogg The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 140 points after a dismal ISM manufacturing report on Monday. It is now down more than 1,000 points from its high.
ThinkstockChinese New Year is starting, and the good news — and hard to believe news — is that this could help to fend off the waves of emerging market madness we have…
ThinkstockWhen Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan said to avoid emerging markets in 2014, many investors and market participants thought that the firms were merely sticking to a 2013 trend for too long. Now…
ThinkstockExchange traded funds (ETFs) almost undoubtedly have unseated mutual funds in their importance in the daily swings in the stock and bond markets. Mutual funds are still important to the markets, but these…
courtesy U.S. Federal Reserve24/7 Wall St. has been surprised by the FOMC with the decision not to begin tapering its $85 billion per month in bond buying. The markets were surprised too,…
ThinkstockInflation is often crippling in economies, but so-called hyperinflation is far worse. 24/7 Wall St. recently identified 11 key emerging market nations suffering serious inflation. In most cases this is not technically…
ThinkstockThe hedge fund industry sure seems and looks different now when compared to a decade or two ago. We recently wrote about how the 2% and 20% pricing strategy long imposed on…
Being an investor in emerging markets is supposed to come with great growth opportunities as the local populations begin the purchase and consumption of more and more goods and services outside of…
ThinkstockWe have been extensively covering the rising interest rate environment as longer-dated Treasury notes and bonds have been falling in value and rising in yields. Today’s ratings agency news that Standard &…
Jon C. Ogg Bridgewater Associates, LP is in the lead of the top hedge funds in America by size. We have just gotten a look at its equity holdings via a 13F filing with the Securities…
The old saying goes, “When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.” But what about when Europe gets the flu and when China and India drink the tap…
Emerging markets are cumulatively supposed to make up a catch-all investment sector for investors seeking true growth in the next decade. If you have been watching the ticker tape of late, you…
Jon C. Ogg In yesterday’s article about emerging market funds, we noted that three of the funds that track all or most of the stocks in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index could be affected by…
