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Media reports about blasts in Iran believed to be Israeli missiles increased uncertainty on capital markets. Gold briefly shot up and oil was also trading higher. In addition to geopolitics, higher rates pressured stocks markets at the end of the week.

19 April 2024

US stocks continued to fall midweek, dragged down by chipmakers, while Europe closed mostly higher on Wednesday and Asian markets were making solid gains across the board on Thursday. Inflation data out of Europe bolstered hopes that the European Central Bank (ECB) may begin cutting rates at...

Speeches from the leaders of some of the world’s largest central banks on Tuesday painted a picture of diverging monetary policy paths in the US and Europe. While Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank may need to keep rates higher for long to achieve its 2%...

The Chinese economy grew faster than economists had expected in the first quarter of the year, but the economic expansion wasn’t enough to keep markets in positive territory early in the week. Asian stocks continued to slide on Tuesday following losses on US equity markets on Monday, as the...

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Today's investment landscape would be very different without the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Sharpe ratio, both developed by this Nobel Prize-winning economist.

18 April 2024

Eine Person steht auf einem Berg und blickt bei Sonnenuntergang in die Ferne.

Even investors with long-term goals can focus too closely on the present and miss opportunities that only develop over time. While it's particularly hard to predict the future in times like these, we can identify investment themes like sustainability and technological innovation that will drive...

Two young women "ride" on an office chair through an office and radiate great joy.

Is New Work a passing fad, or a trend that will shape how companies operate in the future?

A photographic composition of maize, beans, coffee and gold

Before the development of today's global transportation networks, only the most expensive commodities were traded in bulk. Now commodities trading covers a wealth of goods from wheat and gold to oil and gas.

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Geopolitics, higher rates rattle markets

US stocks drop as Asia and Europe recover

Fed, ECB see differing paths to rate cuts

Chinese economy kicks off year with solid growth

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