As the returns vanished in recent years, investors lost faith
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Conflicts in the credit-derivatives market threaten to undermine it
A ruling on the exact meaning of a complex contract surprises markets
Efforts to fix the market in auditing rumble on
Regulators in both Britain and Europe want to make audits less cosy
Investors fear that the unwinding of QE is causing market turbulence
The Fed wanted its balance-sheet policy to be dull. It is anything but
The market for cyber-insurance is growing
But computer risks are harder to handle than physical ones
As China’s debt soars, the market for buying bad loans revs up
Where most see peril, a hardy few see profits
What the market turmoil means for 2019
Fears that the Fed will tighten too much are among the reasons the stockmarket has fallen
What the market turmoil means for 2019
AFTER A ROTTEN October and limp November, the S&P 500 tumbled in value by 15% between November 30th and December 24th. Despite an astonishing bounce of 5% the day after Christmas, the index finished the year 6% below where it started (see chart). The first trading day of 2019 extended the market wobble, with stocks […]
Stocks Fall Sharply as Nasdaq Closes Near Bear Market
The Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled and threatened to enter a bear market as the Federal Reserve’s latest guidance on interest rates spooked investors in growth-sensitive assets such as technology shares.
Bull market over: Alan Greenspan tells investors to 'run for cover'
Former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has warned investors to get ready for a painful correction in the stock market, as it cannot stabilize and unlikely to muster another rally. “It would be very surprising to see it sort of stabilize here, and then take off again,” Greenspan said in an interview […]
