By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered near two-month peaks versus major peers on Wednesday, supported by expectations the Federal Reserve will proceed with modest interest rate cuts and a rise in betting odds for a second Donald Trump presidency. The euro edged lower with the European Central Bank widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday, while the yen was checked by cautious comments from a Bank of Japan official. The Australian and New Zealand dollars sagged as scepticism widened over stimulus from top trading partner China. The – which measures the currency against the euro,…
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(Bloomberg) — Investors in chip stocks are facing a fresh gut check after a tepid outlook from key equipment supplier ASML Holding NV sparked a global rout in the sector.Most Read from BloombergCombined market value losses for an index of US-traded chipmakers plus the largest Asian stocks reached more than $420 billion.The warning from Netherlands-based ASML halted a rally that had pushed a gauge of US-traded shares to a three-month high. Nvidia Corp. sank nearly 5% on Tuesday, after reaching a record close earlier this week on reduced concern over production issues with its newest artificial intelligence product.ASML’s shares tumbled…
Image source: Getty Images The London Stock Exchange is home to hundreds of dividend stocks. Many of these income-generating businesses can be found in countless income portfolios, with one particular group earning extreme popularity – Dividend Aristocrats. The Aristocrats are the companies that have consistently hiked shareholder payouts each and every year for decades. And with management teams eager to retain this title, these investments are often considered some of the ‘safest’ in the world of stocks when hunting down passive income. 5 top Aristocrats in the FTSE 100 Right now, there are currently 11 Aristocrat stocks within the UK’s…
NEW YORK and LONDON and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In a move to enhance client services globally, Danske Bank has implemented Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:), Inc.’s (NYSE: BR) leading global proxy voting technology. The Broadridge solution streamlines the proxy voting process and ensures greater accuracy and speed, enabling Danske Bank’s clients to make more informed and timely investment decisions. The implementation extends the trusted strategic relationship between Danske Bank and Broadridge. Earlier in 2024 Broadridge announced that Danske Bank had selected Broadridge’s multi-asset trading and market making solution, Tbricks, to support multi-asset trading, pricing and position…
PineBridge Investments is sticking to its stance of avoiding Indian sovereign bonds, which have turned into a favorite pick among global investors this year, amid bureaucratic challenges of investing locally and a preference for higher carry in Latin America. Source link
Investing.com– Chinese stocks marked stellar gains over the past three weeks, racing to two-year highs amid optimism over more stimulus from Beijing, although the rally now appeared to be cooling. UBS analysts said that while Chinese stocks were not as cheap as they were a month ago, there was still more value to be gained, and that they maintained their arguments for an Overweight rating on local stocks. China’s and indexes were trading up between 16% and 20% since late-September, and had briefly hit two-year highs earlier in October. While the rally appeared to have fizzled out in recent sessions,…
Image source: Getty Images Warren Buffett‘s closely followed as a stock picker by the investing community. They’re always eager to read the latest regulatory filings of his investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, to discover what the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ and his team have been up to. After all, he’s been beating the market since the 1960s. Given all his long-term successes, should I be investing in the same companies as Buffett? And are his largest positions no-brainer buys for my portfolio? Should I buy Apple shares? Currently, the largest position in the Berkshire portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), home to around a…
Even as the inclusion of sustainability targets in investment portfolios grows in popularity, the challenge of balancing this approach continues to perplex investors. But a Financial Analysts Journal study, “Bonds with Benefits: Impact Investing in Corporate Debt,” may offer encouragement. It finds that sustainability-oriented investors can meet their goals with corporate debt strategies and that profit-oriented factor investors can achieve a portfolio with a certain sustainability level at a low cost. I spoke with Desislava Vladimirova, who coauthored the study with Jieyan Fang-Klingler, for insights on the authors’ findings and to produce an In Practice summary of the study, which can…
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesA sell-off in semiconductors pulled stock indexes away from record highs.The rout was led by Dutch chip firm ASML, which shed 17% on Tuesday.The decline overshadowed better-than-expected bank earnings results.A drop in chipmaker shares on Tuesday hit pause on the latest rally, yanking indexes from the record highs achieved in the previous session.The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1% as Tuesday’s session delivered a double-whammy to the semiconductor industry.Europe’s largest tech firm, ASML, set off sector-wide gloom when it posted disappointing earnings and slashed 2025 guidance. Shares of the Dutch chip machine maker plunged 16%.Meanwhile, a report that the US…
Investing.com– Bitcoin’s price rose on Wednesday, steadying near a 2-½ month high on hopes that the 2024 U.S. elections will yield friendlier regulations, while improving capital inflows also boosted prices. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency appeared to have broken out of a $50,000 to $65,000 trading range seen through most of the year, and was now about $7000 away from making new record highs. Sentiment was also boosted earlier this week by defunct exchange Mt Gox extending its timeline for returning stolen tokens to creditors. rose 2.3% to $67,099.1 by 01:22 ET (05:22 GMT). Bitcoin buoyed by US regulatory hopes Sentiment…