Bitcoin adoption
Bitcoin adoption is accelerating at a very rapid pace. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has invested $436 million in Bitcoin ETFs, and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board holds…
Stocks cheered Trump’s victory, but tariffs bring unknowns to 2025
The US stock market welcomed Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, but turbulence may lie ahead if the president-elect makes good on his tariff threats. Much about the…
For Europe’s markets, Trump’s return spells euro pain but bond gains
Investors are bracing for further economic pain in Europe that could deepen euro losses and hurt its stocks, as a second Donald Trump presidency raises the prospects of hefty tariffs.…
Barclays reaps hedge fund riches in battle of the prime brokers
Barclays is winning business from its top Wall Street rivals in prime brokerage, a lucrative investment banking battleground where lenders are battling to serve hedge funds in an array of…
US yield curve nears flip with jury out on recession signal
The longest and deepest US Treasury yield curve inversion in history, a key bond market signal of an upcoming recession, could be nearing its end. While an inverted curve has…
Dollar’s stubborn strength dents US companies’ earnings cheer
A host of US companies are faced with a problem they had not expected to confront this year: a rising dollar. Many market participants believed the dollar would fall on…
Homeowners and housebuilders pin hopes on ECB rates cut
In the west Frankfurt suburbs on a plot wedged between a motorway and a wooded park, excavators are preparing the ground for 400 new apartments. The busy work at the…
Partner with Riyadh
Ah, what a delight it is to live in the past. Saudi Arabia exports oil worth $240 billion a year. All we want from the Saudis is to give us…
Projected buyback revival stands to bolster US stocks in 2024
The rally that has taken US stocks to an all-time high is expected to have another powerful driver in 2024: companies buying back more of their own shares. Stock buybacks…
BNP to hire a dozen staff in Asia equities revamp, end research deal-sources
BNP Paribas plans to make at least a dozen hires in its equities business in Asia next year and will end a research outsourcing pact with Morningstar, two sources with…
