Municipals were weaker Thursday as mutual fund losses climbed another $1.4 billion, while U.S. Treasuries sold off five years and in and equities ended in the red as ongoing concerns over Fed policy hang over markets. Municipal triple-A yields rose two to three basis points while UST rose up to eight on the short end
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Ratings pressure on both large and small hospitals could mount into next year as the sector confronts a perfect storm from an ongoing labor shortage, inflationary costs, and equity losses amid waning federal relief. Double-digit increases in patient revenue last year as volumes rebounded from 2020 pandemic scars drove some of the highest median operating
Today I’m going to talk about why would you sell a put rather than buy a call when you’re trading options? Both of those are looking for the stock to move in the upward direction. So why would you do one over the other? In this video I’ll explain it to you. Check it out!
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In this tutorial video David Jones explains the mathematics behind one of the greatest tool a trader can have nowadays: Slow Stochastic Oscillator. What is this? How to use it? How to read it? Is it really useful? No questions are left unanswered. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, we welcome Julian Hosp, CEO and co-founder of Cake DeFi. Julian Hosp is the CEO and co-founder of Cake DeFi, a highly intuitive online platform dedicated to providing access to decentralized financial services. He is widely regarded as a leading influencer in the crypto and blockchain space with over
Office demand is in a state of flux. The widespread adoption of hybrid work and intensifying economic headwinds have left companies unsure of their real estate needs. While both office owners and occupiers share an optimistic outlook about the future of office usage, property managers are pioneering new ways to generate revenue in the place
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued a fresh warning about cryptocurrency, noting that violators could face imprisonment. The Egyptian central bank’s law “prohibits issuing, trading, or promoting cryptocurrencies, creating or operating platforms for trading it, or carrying out related activities.” Crypto Warning Issued by Egypt’s Central Bank The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest, gestures as she speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images Cathie Wood, Wall Street’s most vocal proponent of deflation, is getting a few high-profile supporters even as price
In this article DHR RYTM NEE Wind turbines at the San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, owned by NextEra Energy Inc., in Whitewater, California, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours. NextEra Energy — Shares fell 3% in extended trading after the company
James Diossa, the former mayor of Central Falls, Rhode Island’s smallest city, won the state’s Democratic primary election for treasurer on Tuesday. He bested Stefan Pryor, former Rhode Island commerce secretary with 55% of the vote, according to results from the local election office. The victory advances Diossa towards a Nov. 8 general election showdown
Kwasi Kwarteng, chancellor, is seeking to scrap Britain’s cap on bankers’ bonuses, introduced after the 2008 financial crash, in a controversial move to boost the City of London’s global competitiveness. Kwarteng argues the move would make London a more attractive destination for top global talent and would be a clear signal of his new “Big
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Inflation, a hawkish Fed, fears of a recession have all made 2022 a tough environment for investing. A traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds is deeply in the red, leaving investors to seek diversity elsewhere. Ares Management, however, has been a beneficiary of the current environment. With hundreds
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Rising interest rates are the top concern of municipal market participants and most expect municipal yields to end the year higher than they currently sit. That’s according to a survey of The Bond Buyer’s California Public Finance Conference attendees during a Live Market Survey sponsored by KBRA. A whopping 91% of respondents said municipal interest
Mortgage demand appears to have nowhere to go but down, as interest rates go up. Application volume dropped 1.2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The week’s results include an adjustment for the observance of Labor Day. Since last year, homebuyers’ demand for mortgages has
The UK’s rate of inflation eased back into single digits in August on the back of lower petrol prices, providing some relief to households as they go into winter. The headline consumer price index was 9.9 per cent higher than a year earlier during the month, down from a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent
Municipals saw losses across the yield curve, outperforming a U.S. Treasury selloff on the front end of the curve but facing larger losses out long, while equities tumbled following a hotter-than-expected inflation report. Two- and three-year muni-UST ratios are around 64% to 67%. The five-year was at 69%, the 10-year at 82% and the 30-year
Crypto and stock markets are feeling the pain after the Sept. 13 inflation report printed an unexpectedly hot figure that showed headline inflation rising by 0.1% month-over-month. Even with gas prices falling to multi-month lows and a cooling housing market, core inflation saw a 0.6% month-over-month bump and year-to-year inflation sits at 8.3%. This chart