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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Forbes: Expect Subdued Gold Market In 2021, CPM Says
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Don’t bet that the 2020 gold market boom will repeat this year. It likely won’t, new research shows.
Expect something less than the phenomenal rally seen during the height of the pandemic. Read more here.
Forbes: Does Tesla’s Tumble Mean The Electric Car Party Is Over?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Ouch!
Tesla Inc’s (TSLA) stock has taken a tumble over the last few week, falling almost 30% since January 26.
That’s hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off the value of one company in a matter of weeks.
What it doesn’t mean is the electric vehicle (EV) party is over, according to recent research from Swiss bank UBS. Read more here.
Forbes: Bitcoin Still A Long Way From Being Money
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Cryptocurrencies hit the big time in January, but doesn’t mean they are money. Not yet anyway. Read more here.
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Forbes: Massive Margin Call Strikes Again In The Stock Market
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Too much leverage strikes again in the stock market!
It’s at least the second time in 2021 that investors using leverage to enhance their returns has sent the market into turmoil. Read more here.
Photo by Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández on Unsplash
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Darden: Government Debt During Crisis -- The Pandemic and Credit Risk
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Over the past decade, economists such as Nobel laureate Paul Krugman have increasingly urged countries to embrace more government borrowing. But recent experience from the COVID-19 pandemic shows that too much debt can be a significant problem. New research shows that specifically during periods of crisis, nations with stretched finances will more than likely be penalized by financial markets and see their borrowing costs rise. The findings have significant implications for global policy. Read more here.
Monday, March 8, 2021
WSJ: How Margin Debt Works
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Margin debt is a sometimes-overlooked but key part of the stock market that is particularly pertinent right now. Read more here.
Forbes: High Frequency Trading Helps Stabilize The Stockmarket, New Research Shows
By SIMON CONSTABLE
No, high-frequency algorithmic traders are not messing up the stock market.
The reality is that HFT (high-frequency trading) is helping to stabilize the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market by ensuring that the price of the funds stays close to the net asset value (NAV) of the holdings, new research finds. That should benefit all investors not just Wall Street professionals. Read more here.
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