Kobus Louw Collateralized loan obligations don’t get much love from the media, but are worth considering in a portfolio. What are they? Floating-rate Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) are complex financial instruments that consist of a pool of loans. These loans are typically senior, secured, non-investment grade loans issued by corporations. The pooled loans are securitized…
g_jee Introduction: I’ve been thinking about writing this for a little while, but truth be told I haven’t had the time. Subsequently, this will be somewhat brief and I encourage the reader to do more due diligence than usual relative to my previous articles. Having said that, I will argue that this is actually a…
narvikk/iStock via Getty Images By Fawad Razaqzada The EUR/USD is likely to be among the more active currency pairs this week, which I am expecting to potentially rise to the 1.10 handle amid improved risk sentiment and recent falls in US yields and the dollar. Although the economic situation in the eurozone remains far from…
InfinitumProdux It has been a while since I last wrote about Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK). At this time last year, I recommended investors step to the sidelines as the economic outlook was highly uncertain with shipping rates declining and China still shut down due to zero-COVID policies. Since my article, SBLK’s share price experienced a…
baona By Fawad Razaqzada With the unfortunate events over the weekend triggering a “risk-off” response in the markets, and key US data to come later in the week, both the Japanese yen, still deemed by many as a haven currency, and the US dollar will be in focus this week. Additionally, there is the potential…
The US Census Bureau reported that Durable Goods Orders in August improved by 0.2% month-on-month (m/m) following a 5.6% decline in the previous reading. The EUR/USD currency pair, one of the important barometers of global economic sentiment, found itself under pressure during the early Asian session earlier today, struggling around the 1.0500 mark. EUR/USD Pair…