Investors bet Fed likely to lower interest rates just once this year after better than expected jobs and services figures
Economic uncertainty and frothy valuations jar with investor optimism
Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nutty
World’s biggest game of Jenga
Asset managers have launched specialist funds as push for domestic armaments sends share prices soaring
CSI 300 down 4.2% this year and currency slides to 15-month low as Donald Trump’s return weighs on markets
And consumer credit
Projections about the coming year assume market shifts will be dictated by Donald Trump. But the global economy is unlikely to revolve around the US
Comparisons with the US stock market undersell the continent’s companies and their potential
Bankers hope strong 2024 gains for Wall Street equities and pro-business policies will drive listings rebound
Threat of rising costs brings post-pandemic rally to a halt
S&P 500 ends day 1.3% higher in its biggest rise since the day after Donald Trump’s election victory on November 6
Investors have no clue what the returning President Trump will actually do
What exactly do savers get out of investing in the UK, other than a patriotic glow?
Ken Griffin’s and Izzy Englander’s funds likely to have outperformed industry
Plus Merton allocation, and the ‘magic’ GDP growth rate
Retail investors expect Trump rally to continue and Tesla is a favourite with Musk praising country’s ‘smart people’
Investor excitement over AI helps Big Tech once again drive gains in blue-chip S&P 500
Traders take profits following big rise in equities this year
Shift into passive strategies and ETFs has accelerated as performance of pricier mutual funds lags behind benchmarks
Lenders brushed off concerns about hit from falling interest rates
Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
Citigroup warns of looming tumult at end of strong year for equities
Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs
Equity markets have finally surpassed bubble-era levels during rally led by domestic investors
