XXV News and Press, Barclays Bank PLC From 10/15/19

On October 30, the markets will hear from the Federal Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve once again. At the two previous meetings, the Fed has lowered interest rates by 25 basis points. At the late July meeting, the central bank ended its balance sheet normalization program, which had ...

The first four trading sessions of the fourth quarter of 2018 were volatile ion the stock market. As we are now in the final three months of the year, more than a few issues are facing markets across all asset classes. The trade war between the US and China continues to thrust the global econo...

On Saturday, September 14, seventeen drones flew into Saudi sovereign territory and hit targets in the Saudi oil fields. The attack that temporarily knocked out 50% of daily Saudi output had Iran's fingerprints all over it. As the largest OPEC producer, the Saudis lost what amounted to around ...

By John Q. Frank, CFA, QQQ Equity Product Strategist, QQQ Equity Product Strategist After experiencing uncharacteristically low volatility in equity markets for a number of years, investors have felt the uptick in volatility more recently. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is an indicator of...

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The economic calendar is among the biggest, but politics and personalities are playing a larger role in financial news. With the upcoming Democratic debate and increasing criticism about the economy, we have an unusual situation. Normally, the economic situation is taken as given and the polit...

The stock market has been moving higher and lower like a yo-yo in August. Each time it rises to the high analysts remind investors why buying on the dips is always the optimal strategy. However, during the corrective periods, a sense of panic that the floor is about to drop out seems to grip a...

Market Intro CNBC: 12:43PM EST What a difference a morning can make! As the signaling that went so very awry last week undergoes repair (from both sides) in the present, stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) and bond yields ( IEF , TLT , AGG ) both look spritely. Spot VIX is giving u...

By Erik Norland Occasional brief spikes notwithstanding, volatility has been dormant across most asset classes (excluding energy) over the past eight years. Equities, fixed income products, currencies, metals and agricultural goods saw steep declines in implied volatility after 2010 and it...

On July 26, just three short weeks ago, the stock market was trading at a record high. During the heart of the Q2 earnings season, the stock market rose to a new all-time peak as many companies in the US beat analyst earnings estimates. At the same time, US trade negotiators were off to Shangh...