Sentences with phrase «global currency volatility»

Global inflation linked to oil is impacting imports and exports, which along with the instability of global currency volatility will result in a global liquidity trap — much like attempting to build a dam on The Amazon River before XMAS...

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The findings correlate with an uneven year for business in 2015, due to stock market volatility in the third quarter, which ended a long bull run in the wake of weakening global economies and a devaluing of China's currency.

While not all bets have paid off — his global macro strategy suffered amid currency volatility in 2014 — Shiff says he ends up losing less in down markets than pure equity managers do.

Many investors have invested in bitcoin to avoid global markets volatility and devaluation of reserve currencies.

Volatility roared into global markets in February after a prolonged calm in 2017, roiling stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and remained elevated through the end of March.

You might consider a global bond fund that hedges currency risk and decreases volatility, such as the PIMCO Global Bond USD - Hedged (PAIIX) and the $ 5 billion Vanguard Total International Bond (Vglobal bond fund that hedges currency risk and decreases volatility, such as the PIMCO Global Bond USD - Hedged (PAIIX) and the $ 5 billion Vanguard Total International Bond (VGlobal Bond USD - Hedged (PAIIX) and the $ 5 billion Vanguard Total International Bond (VTIBX).

These features are incorporated into the Barra Integrated Model, which spans global stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, volatility futures, hedge funds and private equity.

Volatility clustered in February this year after a protracted calm in 2017, roiling global equities, currencies, bonds and commodity markets and this led it to remain elevated through the end of March.

For investors looking to minimize the volatility, short - term, tax - free municipal bonds continue to be attractive on global negative interest rates and falling currencies.

A decentralized currency with no volatility could ultimately become the backbone of the global economy.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«Number one [is] uncertainty and volatility linked to currency exchanges... like the rouble and the dollar [and] there are all these Brexit consequences that everyone is still discounting but we have still yet to see over a 12 - month period,» says López, who has overall responsibility for the areas of retail, franchise management and global expansion.

Prior to a noticeable uptick in volatility, a simple strategic currency fund endeavored to replicate the ever - popular yen carry trade; specifically, Powershares introduced the G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV) at the height of global optcurrency fund endeavored to replicate the ever - popular yen carry trade; specifically, Powershares introduced the G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV) at the height of global optCurrency Harvest Fund (DBV) at the height of global optimism...

Exposure to the US dollar reduces volatility in a portfolio because the currency has negative correlation with the global equity markets.

Global and international equity market indices (in local currency) moved higher in the 4th quarter despite increasing equity market volatility caused in part by the continued rapid decline in oil prices.

The reverse has been true, however, for Canadian dollar - based investors: exposure to global equities in their local currencies has resulted in higher volatility — not less — than the same exposure held in Canadian dollars.

On a more structural basis, Canadian investors may have a higher bar for considering a foreign currency hedge in their global equity book, since the volatility dampening properties of the loonie typically have been beneficial — a stark contrast to the U.S. dollar which has tended to amplify risk.

Investing in Commodities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and International or Global investments carries certain risks such as price volatility, currency risk, market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.

The resulting collapse / convergence in global interest rates & spreads, the implacable compression & decline in volatility / momentum, the restriction / regulation of banks» proprietary risk, numerous FX scandals, the replacement of human traders by algo - trading, the near extinction of FX & macro funds, all served to disrupt and suppress currency for return & dynamic hedging strategies.

Smith identified bitcoin as the first truly digital asset that has already triggered a global push beyond paper currency, with mention of its extraordinary growth in 2016 and declining volatility.

Many investors have invested in bitcoin to avoid global markets volatility and devaluation of reserve currencies.

As currency wars and monetary policy decisions continue to increase global currency market volatility, the development and strengthening of cryptocurrencies should become even more important in the coming years.