Search Results for: emerging markets
Markets are all about flows
January 8th, 2019
This article looks at prospective supply and demand factors for financial assets in the New Year and beyond. Investors should take into account money flowing into and out of financial assets as well as stock flows, particularly escalating ...
Emerging currencies and shares gain after U.S. midterm results
November 8th, 2018
Emerging stock and currency markets inched higher on Wednesday as investors took a positive view of U.S. midterm elections that gave Democrats the ability to thwart President Donald Trump but left Republicans firmly in charge of the Senate. A ...
Emerging stocks find solace after October’s wild ride, currencies weaken
November 1st, 2018
Emerging stock markets gained at the end of a brutal month on Wednesday as stimulus hopes lifted Chinese shares, though a firm dollar and a plethora of uncertainties hit many currencies. Chinese stocks rise on stimulus hope after weak ...
Emerging market currencies are recovering
October 18th, 2018
Emerging market currencies are recovering as U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar falls back from the highs that sparked sharp falls across the developing world. Still, investors expect further volatility for emerging markets, given continued trade tensions between the ...
Asia stocks build on rally; These are the main moves in markets
September 21st, 2018
Asia stocks are set to cap the strongest two-week rally since February as investors take in evidence that escalating trade tensions have yet to hurt global growth and China’s moves to support its expansion. With the world’s expansion intact ...
U.S. Dollar slides as demand grows for emerging-market currencies
September 13th, 2018
The U.S. dollar slid Wednesday as hopes for easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China helped boost demand for emerging-market currencies. The WSJ Dollar Index, which measures the U.S. currency against a basket of 16 others, fell for ...
Emerging currencies hit 17-month low over fears of trade war escalation
September 12th, 2018
The sell-off in emerging markets deepened on speculation the US and China trade war will escalate. Currencies slumped to their lowest level since April 2017 as Goldman Sachs said its models signaled further declines for some developing nations. Stocks ...
European Markets Review: European shares dropped to their lowest level in five months
September 7th, 2018
European shares dropped to their lowest level in five months on Thursday as worries over trade weighed and tech stocks came under pressure. In a volatile session which saw the STOXX 600 seesaw in and out of positive and ...
Dollar dips as Pound bounce; Emerging currencies seen curbing safe-haven dollar’s fall
September 6th, 2018
The dollar sagged on Thursday as the pound led a bounce in European currencies, although skittish emerging market currencies and global trade concerns limited the greenback’s losses. The Australian dollar also dipped, failing to draw support from slightly better-than-expected ...
More Emerging Market Chaos – How Long Before It Spreads To The Developed World?
August 31st, 2018
Emerging market chaos is now front page news. Let’s start with Argentina, where the peso has resumed its plunge: In response: “Argentina Central Bank hikes interest rate to 60 percent (AP) — Argentina’s Central Bank has increased its ...
