A new phase of growth for emerging markets | Benefits and Pensions Monitor Emerging markets Tyler Mordy, CEO and CIO of Forstrong, highlights why investors are more optimistic than ever about emerging markets Emerging markets have traditionally been associated with the rise of a global middle class, driven by younger populations and higher per capita … Read more
If you have the luxury of a long-term investment horizon, patience can pay off. Making the case for investing in emerging markets has never been easy. There has always been a struggle between the lure of higher returns and the suspicion that, sooner or later, disaster or instability could wipe them out. Indeed, a series … Read more
Below are five key things investors need to know as they begin their trading journey: 1. Rally time Stocks rose on Tuesday, boosted by encouraging news on inflation (more on that below). The Nasdaq Composite soared 2.43% and the S&P 500 rose 1.68%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 408 points, … Read more
Investing.com — All eyes will be on the U.S. monthly consumer prices release later in the session as investors look for confirmation that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in September. Inflation in the U.K. was relatively benign, while UBS impressed with its quarterly earnings. 1. US CPI in focus It is now … Read more
(Bloomberg) — European stocks look set to follow their Asian peers higher on bets that the next U.S. consumer price report will allow the Federal Reserve to begin easing policy in September. Most read on Bloomberg Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.3%, while U.S. equity contracts traded little changed. MSCI’s benchmark index for Asian shares … Read more
When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold: is the oft-quoted saying that reflects both the dominant role the US economy plays in the world and the importance of its stock and bond markets to the wealth of investors around the world. Well, he may not have sneezed in the last few … Read more
The DXY index falls below 103.00 as US producer price index figures disappoint. US economic growth continues to trend higher, suggesting that markets may be overestimating aggressive easing requirements. CPI is now in focus for a clearer inflation outlook. On Tuesday, the US dollar (USD), as measured by the US Dollar Index (DXY), showed a … Read more