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By Robin Marshall, director of fixed income, Global Markets Research Despite a return in risk appetite in the second quarter, long-duration government bonds have remained the top-performing fixed-income asset in 2020. For example, 20-year+ US Treasuries have registered returns of almost 22...
By Matthew Sheridan & Monika Carlson Credit barbell strategies are designed to provide protection on the downside, participation on the upside, and efficient income. But with government bond yields at historic lows, can these fixed-income strategies still meet their objectives? We thin...
Italy had been one of hardest hit countries, if not the worst, for a good while. For months rather than weeks, life was shut down in an effort to get ahead of COVID-19 while it ravaged seemingly unchecked. It became a buzzword of sorts, the name of the nation synonymous with the pandemic itse...
By Daniel Lacalle The measures implemented by governments in the eurozone have one common denominator: a massive increase in debt from governments and the private sector. Loans lead the stimulus packages from Germany to Spain. The objective is to give firms and families some leverage to ...
Rick Rieder, Russ Brownback and Trevor Slaven contend that in the tug-of-war between the considerable economic damage stemming from the coronavirus and subsequent lockdowns, and the fiscal and monetary policy responses put in place, the latter factor is being underestimated by markets. Furthe...
By Darren Williams and John Taylor COVID-19 is catapulting the world into a new era of central banking - helping governments finance growing debt by capping bond yields near zero. Despite some hurdles, we're confident that this will play out just as powerfully in the euro area as elsewhe...
By Daniel Lacalle The €750 billion stimulus plan announced by the European Commission has been greeted by many macroeconomic analysts and investment banks with euphoria. However, we must be cautious. Why? Many would argue that a swift and decisive response to the crisis with an inje...
If it would be just me saying it, perhaps it would carry very little weight. When the likes of George Soros will declare that the EU may not survive this crisis, perhaps it is time to take it seriously and much of the MSM did. He is advocating for the passing of the EU recovery fund, but I do ...
With so many countries across the world facing difficulties, many people have yet to notice the Euro-Zone has become a place where hope goes to die. The last round of elections in the Euro-Zone should bring little comfort to those supporting a stronger Europe. Huge gains were made by forces se...
By Jørgen Kjærsgaard and Steve Hussey As the effects of the coronavirus wreck economies, banks are facing increased loan-loss risks and prioritizing capital conservation. Their additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities should survive a short bout of the virus. But even in a prol...
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2024-07-11 07:00:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
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