Tag: Markets
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Apple Vs. Microsoft Vs. Treasury Bonds: Don’t Be Fooled By Mr. Market’s Irrational Moves
SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Over the last few weeks, long-duration treasury yields have dropped like a rock after the latest Treasury quarterly refunding announcement called for lower-than-expected issuance of long-duration treasury bonds in Q1 2024. Janet Yellen’s move to finance a larger portion of the US government’s huge fiscal deficit spending via short-term treasury…
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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Will markets shine in an election year?
As many as 40 countries including India and the US will hold general elections in 2024. Elections in the UK may occur in late 2024 or early 2025. Dear reader, As 2023 draws to a close, investors have much to look forward to in 2024. The prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer has…
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Stockology: Will markets see trend-reversal in last trading week of the year?
The prevailing sentiment in the market is optimistic and clear-cut; panic selling last week was succeeded by a recovery phase, instilling confidence in investors and traders Stockology is a weekly column by futurologist Mahesh Gowande. He is the founder and director of Ayan Analytics which has developed ZodiacAnalyst. It is a research software, with time…
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Indian markets achieve 7th straight week of gains, hit fresh milestones
December 16, 2023 / 09:30 AM IST Indian markets extended their winning streak for the seventh consecutive week with benchmarks hitting new lifetime highs in the week ended December 15 led by positive global as well as domestic cues, including dovish Fed stance, FII buying, better macro data, and, no change in the policy rates…
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Chart of the Day: Investment horizons inch up in emerging markets
There is a difference between the pattern seen in developed versus emerging markets. The long term investment horizons of savers in emerging markets is rising while that in developed markets is shrinking, reports the FCLTCompass report of 2023. The report is an annual study of investment horizons of companies and savers prepared by FCLTGlobal, an…