Global stocks relinquished some of their sharp early-week gains Tuesday, with bond yields and the U.S. dollar remaining under pressure as investors curbed the enthusiasm that followed a softening in geopolitical tensions. U.S. futures pointed to 0.4% and 0.5% falls for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-stocks-waver-as-treasury-yields-decline/
In a year of anemic returns and wild gyrations across most markets, cash is a star. U.S. cash and cash equivalents are on track to be some of the best-performing assets in 2018, enticing money managers struggling with a rare synchronized downturn in stocks, commodities and bond markets. Rising...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/as-markets-wobble-cash-is-king/
Morgan Stanley upgraded its already-positive forecast for China’s stocks next year after Washington and Beijing put the escalation of trade tariffs on pause. “A pause, even one that leaves substantial uncertainty, is sufficient for an upgrade to risk assets given how weak investor sentiment on this...
Global economic prospects appear gloomy as year-end approaches after factory activity and export orders weakened in November, prompting analysts to predict no quick rebound amid persistent global trade tensions. In a sign that corporate sentiment is taking a hit from the worries over protectionism,...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/world-outlook-darkens-as-factory-activity-slips-orders-fall/
Chinese fund managers continued to lower their suggested equity exposure for the next three months, amid lingering concerns over an economic slowdown and the Sino-U.S. trade spat, though some started to turn optimistic given the low levels of overall stock valuations in the market. Fund managers...
Stocks in Europe and U.S. futures edged lower on the final trading day of the month, as investors awaited further developments on trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Futures pointed to a small opening loss for the S&P 500 after the benchmark index ended slightly lower on Thursday to snap...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-stocks-tread-water-ahead-of-g-20/
An end to the bull run in global stocks is not far away, according to a Reuters poll which also showed a broad cut to forecasts for next year on concerns over global growth and tightening financial conditions. World stocks tested lows at the end of October during a brutal rout that wiped off...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bull-run-finale-for-global-stocks-not-far-off-now-reuters-poll/
U.S. futures headed lower Friday as investors awaited further developments on trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Futures pointed to a 0.5% opening loss for the S&P 500 after the benchmark index ended slightly lower on Thursday to snap a three-day winning streak. Still, the S&P 500 and...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/u-s-stocks-poised-to-slip-ahead-of-g-20/
Some people are doing an awful lot of handwringing over plunging oil prices. They shouldn’t. When oil prices take a major hit, just like we’ve seen recently, then stock prices should surge in short order, according to detailed historical market analysis. Here’s what we know for sure. Less than two...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/why-stock-investors-should-cheer-plunging-oil-prices/
Chinese stocks should outperform in Asia as a dimming economic outlook forces Beijing to take more aggressive measures to boost growth, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. While Asian equities have overshot to the downside this year, returns in 2019 will be “fairly subdued,” Goldman Sachs’ chief...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-among-bright-spots-in-asian-markets-in-2019-goldman-says/