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Are New Products A Blessing For Fund Investors?

Are New Products A Blessing For Fund Investors?

Since the European fund industry is a growth industry, it is not surprising that the number of investment products available to investors in Europe is increasing every year. The new products are products from all asset types and have various investment objectives.PixabayWhile some products are real innovations, a high number of new products are enriching […]
Oil Rises Ahead Of This Week’s Opec+ Meeting. Inflation Is Rising In Indonesia

Oil Rises Ahead Of This Week’s Opec+ Meeting. Inflation Is Rising In Indonesia

At the end of last trading week, the Dow Jones Index (US30) was up 0.08%, while the S&P 500 Index (US500) was up 0.23%. The NASDAQ Technology Index (US100) closed negative 0.05%.The dollar index settled at 104.5 in post-holiday trading on Monday. Investors are digesting the latest PCE Price Index report, searching for clues about the Federal Reserve’s future monetary policy. Data released […]
Major Asset Classes Performance Review – March 2024

Major Asset Classes Performance Review – March 2024

The rally in global assets broadened in March, lifting nearly every slice of the major asset classes. The downside outlier: bonds in emerging markets. Otherwise, last month delivered a clean sweep of gains, based on a set of ETFs.UnsplashGlobal real estate ex-US (VNQI) topped the long list of winners in March, rising 4.7%. The strong […]
Bullish Evidence Builds…

Bullish Evidence Builds…

In this week’s Dirty Dozen [CHART PACK] we share more long-term confirming bullish signals for risk-assets, we update the case to stay long and be buying here, we cover the bullish signal in BTCUSD, and end with a look at precious metals and a stupidly cheap gold miner with rare earth optionality, plus more… Pexels “Consistently profitable commodity […]
S&P 500 Closes Its Best Quarter Since 2019 At Record High

S&P 500 Closes Its Best Quarter Since 2019 At Record High

The S&P 500 (SPX) closed out its best quarter since 2019 at a new record high of 5,254.35.UnsplashThe index has risen by just over 10% in value since 2023-Q4 ended, largely propelled by expectations the Federal Reserve would be cutting interest rates in 2024. That rise could have been even larger if the Federal Reserve had not doused […]
Essentially Sideways In March, Nasdaq 100 In Search Of Catalyst

Essentially Sideways In March, Nasdaq 100 In Search Of Catalyst

Although it rose 1.2 percent, the Nasdaq 100 essentially went sideways in March. This also offers tech bulls an opportunity to force another breakout. Catalysts are needed.UnsplashThere is, however, a month to go before the leading tech companies report their calendar first quarter. Amidst this, non-commercials last week went net short Nasdaq (mini) futures.Last month, […]
First Publicly Listed Humanoid Robot Company, UBTECH, Earning CNY 1.055B In 2023

First Publicly Listed Humanoid Robot Company, UBTECH, Earning CNY 1.055B In 2023

UBTECH’s humanoid robot applications have broken through, with significant growth in two business segments. Image via EqualOcean On March 28, UBTECH (9880:HK) released its 2023 annual financial report, marking its first report since its listing at the end of December 2023. The report indicates that in 2023, UBTECH achieved a total annual revenue of CNY 1.055 billion, representing […]
McDonalds: Inking A Deal With Krispy Kreme To Boost Breakfast Business

McDonalds: Inking A Deal With Krispy Kreme To Boost Breakfast Business

The American eater can’t be stopped. Some of the best-performing stocks in history have come from the food and beverage sector, with McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) being one of the most prominent, highlights. Unsplash The burger giant was back in the news this week for a slightly different reason. It’s raising the stakes in the fast-food breakfast wars by becoming Krispy […]
Asia Morning Bites – Monday, April 1

Asia Morning Bites – Monday, April 1

China s manufacturing PMI hits a 12-month high, Japan s Tankan for non-manufacturing advances smartly, and Korea trade gains on strong chip exports. Pixabay Global Macro and Markets Global Markets:  Major markets are closed for the Easter holidays.  G-7 Macro: US headline PCE inflation rose 0.3% month-on-month (seasonally adjusted) in February (vs 0.5% in January, 0.4% market consensus). Both headline […]
Healthcare And Biotech Stocks Review: Q1 2024 Performance

Healthcare And Biotech Stocks Review: Q1 2024 Performance

We just had  one of the best first quarters in recent market history since Q1 in 2019 when the market was up 13%. But changes In sector performance may be coming. The S&P 500 was up 10% beating the QQQ and XLK showing a slight trend toward a more balanced market performance. UnsplashThe energy sector (XLE) led the […]