Market Update: Relationship Normalization
Market relationships seem to have normalized: equities to fixed income, volatility to equities and fixed income, forex to the rest of the capital market. Jack Bouroudjian highlights those relationships and…
Market relationships seem to have normalized: equities to fixed income, volatility to equities and fixed income, forex to the rest of the capital market. Jack Bouroudjian highlights those relationships and…
With the commencement of a new round of OPEC + Russia crude oil production cuts on January 1, many people are worried about a sudden and crippling rise in the…
For most global investors, U.S. dollar hedging was the only currency risk management strategy to follow in 2018. The dollar rose against all of its major developed market crosses –…
Earnings projections following the last earnings period were subdued, with input costs expected to rise for many companies. That hasn’t necessarily proven correct this earnings period. Jack Bouroudjian discusses the…
Domestic politics, geopolitics and earnings have delivered some bad news lately, leading to a slide in equity markets. Jack Bouroudjian looks at all three, and how they’re having an impact.…
On November 14, 2018, CME bitcoin futures broke through the important $6,000 support level and lost more than 40 percent of their value in the next 12 days. On that…
The CFTC and futures exchanges continue to aggressively pursue “spoofing” cases against traders. When evidence of criminal willful intent exists, they refer certain matters to the Department of Justice for…
When will the Fed halt its series of nine rate hikes that began in December 2015, or when will the trade war with China truly end? Questions like these epitomize…
Month-Long Celebrations: National Soup and National Prune Month For some, January is the opening to new beginnings. For the NIBA, it means the continuation of our commitment to our members…
In January, ProShares changed its silver and gold ETFs to track futures-based indexes. This marks the first time leveraged and inverse ETFs will benchmark to gold and silver futures prices.…