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All the Excitement of a Commodities Supercycle
A combination of factors is feeding through to strong performance of the Materials sector. Precious metals, in particular, have propelled the sector given their various applications and low stockpi...
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Comment by Ima Sammani
EUR
The euro continued to trade on the back foot yesterday with headlines around the eurozone being light, however, this morning’s trading session saw a stronger euro against most G10 peers ahead of the European Centra...
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WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor, today announced the launch of an ETF that allows investors to access the evolving asset class of European Union (EU) bonds. The WisdomTree European Union Bon...
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Despite some recent pockets of irrational exuberance, most investors remain risk-on. However, caution and careful positioning are important from here, based on the latest readings from Fidelity’s risk aversion indicator.
Global equities have ra...
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By Kai Lehmann, Flossbach von StorchThe US benchmark index, the S&P 500, has gone from record to
record. While the market values of the companies included in
the index have tripled since 2010, its European counterpart, the
Stoxx 600, has be...
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High yield issuers are typically more dependent on growth, so a reflationary scenario makes the asset class relatively attractive. And while default risk remains a big fear, government support schemes and favourable financing conditions should hel...
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