Wednesday, January 11, 2023

CityWire: How surging oil prices affect fixed income

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Bond markets have radically shifted, and this change is rooted in several factors. One is the evolving nature of the energy industry in the past decade; another, the recent surge in inflation.

Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments, explains: ‘Junk today is not the same as junk ten years ago.' Read more here.

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Forbes: 3 Things To Watch In 2023: Ukraine, China And Europe Matter

By SIMON CONSTABLE

No one knows for sure what 2023 will bring to Wall Street.

Nevertheless, recent history suggests what we might want to keep an eye on over the next 12 months. Read more here.

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Forbes: Wilma Soss. The Woman Who Changed Wall Street Forever

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Women making a major difference on Wall Street is now the norm.

But decades before Cathy Wood made a splash then a crash with the tech-focused ARK Innovation ETF exchange-traded fund, there was Wilma Soss. 

And did she make a difference or what! Read more here.



Forbes: Individual Investors Bail On Everything In December, Data Show

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Individual investors seem to have caught the jitters in every asset class.

That’s usually a positive sign for the market as a whole, which should come as a relief following a year when stocks and bonds both took a serious beating. Read more here.

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Forbes: Loan Data Shows Exceptional Economic Health, Though HELOCs May Be Cracking

By SIMON CONSTABLE

How bad is the economy?

Not nearly as bad as some are saying, at least according to some key loan metrics. Read more here.

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