Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high on Wednesday amid a federal government shutdown. It rose to a new intraday high early Thursday. Prior to that, the index — which is focused on large-cap U.S. equities — had risen almost 90% since the equity bull…
A global trade slowdown tied to U.S. tariffs will likely create a more challenging environment for bond fund managers, according to financial futurist Dave Nadig. “All of these capital holding requirements that led to buying U.S. Treasurys are kind of unwinding at the same time,” the former ETF.com CEO told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Wednesday….
CBOE Global Markets’ Mandy Xu warns the stock market is underpricing tariff risks — even after Monday’s sharp sell-off. Xu contends the bond market has been more sensitive to economic uncertainty than stocks over the past few months. But now, that gap may be starting to close. “There’s scope for it [volatility] to go even…