After an initial stampede into ‘Trump Trades,’ investors in some asset classes are tapering their enthusiasm as they question whether Donald Trump as a president will be able to push through his ambitious tariff proposals. The dollar reversed much of its post-election surge by Thursday’s close, and is trading little changed on Friday. Treasury yields…
The stock-market euphoria that followed Donald Trump’s presidential victory saw traders snap up risk-asset ETFs as they largely shrugged off the prospect of higher interest rates that threaten to dent some of those strategies. In total, roughly $18 billion of fresh money was added to exchange-traded funds focusing on US equities Wednesday. That’s almost 16…
Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign to return to the US presidency that he could quickly negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. There’s now concern in Ukraine and among its allies that once Trump is inaugurated in January, the US will back away from supporting the effort to fend off Russian invasion….
Stocks hit all-time highs following early-morning news that former President Donald Trump is once again President-elect Donald Trump. US yields jumped and the dollar saw its best day since 2022 as investors cheered the Republican’s return to the presidency and the potential for what increasingly looks like his party’s control of both houses of Congress….
Asian equities were set to climb Thursday after US stocks hit fresh highs as investors positioned for a second Donald Trump presidency. Treasuries tumbled and the dollar soared. Australian stocks and futures contracts for Japanese stocks advanced, echoing the gains on Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed 2.5% Wednesday, its best post-Election Day in history,…
Donald Trump quickly put his stamp on financial markets Tuesday night. As the votes piled up in key swing states in his favor, leaving him on the cusp of returning to the White House, all the tried-and-true Trump Trade plays erupted. US stocks surged, with S&P futures climbing 1.4%; the dollar posted its biggest gain…
Asian stocks outside of Japan declined in early trading, dragged down by losses in Hong Kong-listed Chinese technology shares as Donald Trump took an early lead in the US presidential election. The MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index slid almost 1%, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Meituan among the biggest drags on the benchmark….
Topline Stocks’ Tuesday bounce concluded a solid stretch of gains heading into the election, securing a historically accurate stock market predictor for a Vice President Kamala Harris victory, though recent counterexamples potentially cloud the prognostication. A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2017. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts All…
The three major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) closed lower on Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) leading in losses as the market braces for Election Day on Tuesday and the Federal Reserve meeting on Thursday. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares surge after the company’s quarterly results came in above Wall Street’s expectations. Morningstar equity analyst…
Hong Kong’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is logging a record year thanks to the recent market rally, expanded inclusion in the cross-border Stock Connect programme and a series of new products, including Asia’s first pegged to virtual assets. Net fund flows of Hong Kong’s exchange-traded product (ETP) market, which includes ETFs and leveraged and inverse…