S&P 500 Financials: Best Day Since November
Market Rally Fueled by Cooling Inflation and Strong Bank Earnings, Says Wells Fargo’s Sameer Samana Bank stocks surged on Wednesday as investors welcomed the kickoff of earnings season and found reassurance in fresh data indicating a slowdown in core inflation. “The market was primed to rally,” explained Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at Wells […]
60/40 Portfolio Beats Hedge Fund in 2024
Barclays has estimated hedge fund investor returns to be between 10% and 11% in 2024, based on a weighted average across investor types, including pension funds, family offices, and private banks. This performance aligns with Hedge Fund Research’s weighted composite index, which also rose 10% last year. However, a traditional 60/40 portfolio, consisting of 60% […]
Stocks vs. Bonds: The 5% Yield Effect
Stocks React as 10-Year Treasury Yield Nears 5%, Stirring Investor Anxiety The U.S. bond market is off to a turbulent start this year, with a sharp selloff in Treasury securities rattling financial markets. Over the past week, yields on U.S. Treasury bonds have climbed significantly, pushing the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dangerously close to the […]
Historic Bond Shift Shakes Stock Market
Recent strong labor market data and rising consumer inflation expectations have only fueled these worries, resulting in stock sell-offs and a bond market rout. Since the early 1980s, there have been only two instances where the 10-year Treasury yield surged nearly as much as the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates. This rare phenomenon is primarily […]
Gold vs. Dollar: Why Investors Still Buy
Gold Futures Surge as Safe-Haven Demand Overrides Dollar Strength and Rising Yields Gold futures are up 1.9% in 2025, with prices closing Thursday at a four-week high. This rally defies the typical inverse relationship between gold prices, a strong U.S. dollar, and higher Treasury yields, as mounting fiscal concerns drive investors toward safe-haven assets. “Dollar […]
S&P 500 Starts Strong: Key Trends Ahead
Stock Investors Face Indecision as Indicators Diverge—A Critical Tiebreaker Looms Investors are grappling with mixed signals from two closely watched stock-market patterns, leaving them in a state of uncertainty as they await the deciding factor for the year’s trajectory. The Santa Claus Rally, which typically sees the S&P 500 (SPX) rise during the last five […]
