US stock index futures on Monday signaled a slightly higher open even as data over the weekend highlighted the persistence of the coronavirus at hotspots, including Florida, Texas and California, fueling concerns about economic prospects. Financial markets in the US will be closed on Friday in compliance with the July …
Read More »Debt from AT&T and other corporate giants saw higher Federal Reserve purchases
The Federal Reserve on Sunday released more details of an emergency loan program that buys corporate debt, showing which US companies have benefited from its unprecedented measures to support the flow of credit into the economy. Through its loan facilities, the Fed is buying individual corporate bonds on the market …
Read More »As Covid-19 increases, economic and political uncertainties return
Text size Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images Almost mid-2020, one of the many ironies of the year is that its number is associated with perfect vision. Just as no one could have foreseen the coronavirus calamity when the year began, the view into the second half remains hazy. …
Read More »7 reasons the stock market may face severe turbulence next week and beyond: only one is the increase in coronavirus cases
The journey from here could get much more bumpy after the Dow recorded its worst one-day loss since June 11 on Friday, lowering the blue chip index to its lowest point since May 26 and at least momentarily leaving I encourage equity investors. who may be gradually losing their bullish …
Read More »The author of ‘Black Swan’ says that if investors don’t use a ‘tail hedge’, he recommends ‘not being on the market’ – ‘We are facing great uncertainty’
“ “If you don’t have tail coverage, I suggest that not being in the market we face great uncertainty.” “ That is the author of “Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Unlikely”, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who offers his point of view on the risks that arise in the market …
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