Julia Nikhinson/Getty Images News The U.S. Federal Reserve is due to announce its decision following a two-day monetary policy meeting which ends on September 20. For an event that is usually surrounded by intense anticipation and debate among economists and traders, the upcoming meeting appears to be generating much less attention and discussion than before….
Lari Bat/iStock via Getty Images By Fawad Razaqzada The fact we also have an interest rate decision from the ECB to look forward to means the EUR/USD will be among the more active pairs, making it the currency pair of the week to watch. What’s Next For The Dollar After Rising For Eight Consecutive Weeks?…
phototechno/iStock via Getty Images Trend following (or managed futures) performs in the long run as well as equities, but with less risk. It also offers crisis alpha: it performs very well when equities tumble. On top of that come the diversification benefits; managed futures have a low correlation with other asset classes. The most famous…
Surendra Sharma/iStock via Getty Images I can’t complain too much about the performance of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) operationally or in stock market terms since my last update on this biotech. The company has continued to deliver positive data from significant clinical programs as well as basically on-target commercial performance. With that, the shares have outperformed…
The 10-year Treasury yield rose while the 2-year yield fell as investors considered the implication of the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes. Treasury yields in the US reacted differently to the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. Investors seem to weigh the implications of the minutes from the meeting, and whether or not there will be any forecast…
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images News This week’s meeting of the Politburo, the Chinese ruling party’s top decision-making body, has come and gone with no major policy stimulus announcement. Yet, the meeting takeaways were well-received by the market, likely on hopes of support for the much-troubled property sector, as well as a renewed commitment to private sector…