Willard Spencer

US stocks: will the year-end rally come? This argument weighs trillions of dollars

Something quite logical went hand in hand with the rise in rates and bond yields, and the inversion of the yield curve in the US, namely the sharp rise in the amount of money in US money market funds. There is well over USD 5 trillion in them, and this at an appreciation rate of over 5%. But at...
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US stocks weaken sharply on Tuesday as investors fear higher interest rates

US stocks fell sharply. Concerns persist in the market about the negative impact of high interest rates.

The Dow index, which includes shares of thirty leading US companies, lost 1.14% to end trading at 33,618.88 points. The broader S&P 500 index fell 1.47% to 4 273.53 points and the Nasdaq Composite...
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Maybe not, but what if: In the event of a recession, a tens of percent gap opens up for US stocks

Is the US heading into a recession? Economists disagree, of course, but in recent weeks they have tended to look for a smooth economic landing. But the dynamics of some economic indicators and the long-term and pronounced inversion of the US government bond yield curve warn against...
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Do you have one of your "sugar stocks" that you are patiently waiting for?

For me it's $BNGO....:)

Fidelity: The rally in energy stocks is not over, the sector is at the beginning of a new cycle

Last year, energy stocks benefited from rising oil and gas prices and a number of geopolitical risks, with the energy sector adding over 40% to the US S&P 500 stock index. This year, since the beginning of January, the energy sector has added just under 5%, but there is no reason to...
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US stock indices fell slightly on Tuesday, the dollar did not do well either.

Stocks in the United States weakened. Investors steered away from riskier investments ahead of the U.S. central bank's monetary policy decision. Large technology companies sensitive to interest rates, such as Amazon and NVIDIA, lost significantly.

The Dow fell 0.31% to 34 517.73 points, the broader S&P...
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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, with major indices disagreeing on weekly direction

Where $AAPL, there goes the whole market or a warning to stock bulls.

Shares of Apple lost 1.71% on Tuesday, the day it unveiled new devices led by the iPhone 15. They are still writing off over 10% from their all-time high on August 1, and are thus in a correction. Investors who put money across the board in the S&P 500 would certainly like to see better stock market...
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Commentary: the Biden (in)economy

As the US presidential election approaches next...
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Czechs and investments: what motivates us and whose advice do we take when appreciating our assets?

US bonds can rewrite history. This has not happened in the market in 250 years

Ten-year US government bonds may see their third consecutive annual price decline this year. As strategists at Bank of America point out, this is something that has never happened in the roughly 250-year history of the United States. Bunds fell 3.9% in 2021, are down roughly 17% in 2022, and have...
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What you need to know in the morning (September 8)

1. U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite weakening on Apple

Stocks in the United States closed mixed on Thursday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes fell due to a drop in Apple shares. A drop in new jobless claims in the US added to concerns about interest rates and persistently high...
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Real estate funds in 2023: Time to rest after last year's records

The average net return of real estate funds in the first half of the year reached 2.5%. None of the 33 real estate funds in the Czech Republic outperformed the inflation rate in the first half of this year, while three real estate funds posted losses.

The first half of this year was below average for real estate...
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Bank of America: Hedge funds are bracing for worse times and are overconfident in these 20 stocks (part 2).

Continued from yesterday's status:
11. Lamb Weston

Sector: essential consumer goods and services

Difference in LONG and SHORT positions: 10.1%

12. Bio-Rad Laboratories

Sector: Healthcare

Difference in LONG and SHORT positions: 10 %

13. Viatris

Sector: Healthcare

Difference in LONG...
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Bank of America: Hedge funds are bracing for worse times and have above-average confidence in these 20 stocks (Part 1)

Although the data from the U.S. economy is fairly solid, hedge funds are not really overly optimistic. Defensive positions outweigh cyclical ones in the portfolios of funds that can bet on both LONG and SHORT. Which stocks do hedge managers trust the most in...
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