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Are Retail Investors The Right Target Group For ELTIF 2 Funds?

Are Retail Investors The Right Target Group For ELTIF 2 Funds?

Image Source: Unsplash Over the last few weeks, I read a lot about the possible future success of European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIF) under the revised ELTIF 2 regime. In fact, it looks like the European fund industry is really appreciating the changes in the reviewed regulation since these changes give fund managers more flexibility and […]
JOJO Exchange debuts zk-proofs to enhance on-chain derivatives

JOJO Exchange debuts zk-proofs to enhance on-chain derivatives

Decentralized exchange for perpetuals trading (perp DEX) JOJO implemented zero-knowledge proof (zk-proofs) technology for funding rates in their platform to keep perpetual contracts aligned with the spot market prices. According to Jotaro Kujo, JOJO’s co-founder, this is a fundamental development for on-chain derivatives trading.JOJO tapped into Brevis zk-proofs technology, which is a coprocessor able to […]
Real Personal Income Rising, But Being Spent Less

Real Personal Income Rising, But Being Spent Less

The issue seems to be, according to Bank of America is that we are spending less. “U.S. consumers and businesses alike have turned cautious about spending this year because of elevated inflation and interest rates, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.Whether it’s households or small- to medium-sized businesses, Bank of America clients are slowing down the rate of […]
May New Manufacturing Orders Slide, Truck Sales Rise, Construction Spending Close To Unchanged

May New Manufacturing Orders Slide, Truck Sales Rise, Construction Spending Close To Unchanged

As usual, the month starts out with important data on manufacturing and construction. The news was mixed this month and weighted more to the downside in my opinion.First, the ISM report on manufacturing declined again slightly to 48.7. This is the second month in a row that this index has been under the equipoise point […]
Reflections On Investing : Risk And Return Revisited

Reflections On Investing : Risk And Return Revisited

Image Source: Unsplash A common refrain is that to get more return you have to bear more risk. But what exactly is risk? We revisit this important issue.Video Length: 00:08:24 More By This Author:Structural Change And Valuation: Implications For Future Stock Returns Investor Memo Q1 2024: The Market Throws Caution To The Wind Reflections On Investing : […]
Solana secures ‘big three’ status with PYUSD expansion, say industry experts

Solana secures ‘big three’ status with PYUSD expansion, say industry experts

Last week, PayPal announced the expansion of its stablecoin PYSUD to Solana, marking the first move beyond the Ethereum blockchain. Industry players shared with Crypto Briefing that this movement solidifies Solana as one of the ‘big three’ blockchains, highlighting that the blockchain and institutions make sense.Ran Goldi, VP of Payments at Fireblocks, points out that […]
2 Meme Stocks To Watch As The GameStop Saga Kicks Off Again

2 Meme Stocks To Watch As The GameStop Saga Kicks Off Again

Image courtesy of 123rf.comThanks to Keith Gill, the meme stock segment of the US stock market just got more complicated. Otherwise known as Roaring Kitty on X, or r/DeepFu*kingValue on Reddit, the social media personality/investor was one of the key figures behind the GameStop (NYSE: GME) short squeeze in early 2021. Following Gill’s social media resurgence, a repeat of that action played […]
Chart Of The Day: Ship It Danaos

Chart Of The Day: Ship It Danaos

100% technical buy signals 17 new highs and up 26.48% in the last year 69.29+ Weighted Alpha The Chart of the Day belongs to the marine shipping company Danaos (DAC). I found the stock by using Barchart’s powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having […]
U.S. Manufacturing And Construction Cool More Than Expected

U.S. Manufacturing And Construction Cool More Than Expected

The ISM manufacturing index posted a larger-than-expected contraction as orders dropped and production slowed. Construction also came in weaker than expected, which again indicates that monetary policy is restrictive and is acting as a brake on economic activity.Image Source: Pexels ISM remains in contraction territory In Monday’s US data flow we have a surprise drop in […]
Grains Report – Monday, June 3

Grains Report – Monday, June 3

WHEAT General Comments: Wheat was lower in all three markets last week as adverse world growing conditions appear to be part of the price now and could be moderating in the next week or so, anyway. Russian analytical services cut production estimates over the weekend to between 80 and 82 million tons, from over 85 […]