«Market - linked products have witnessed a decline in investor interest as a result
of weak equity market performance.»
With a little forethought we can use an underappreciated aspect of some bonds to provide welcome balance in the portfolio at those times when it is needed the most, in times
of weak equity markets.
Not exact matches
At the moment, there's a little bit
of support from
weak equity markets, but we see further weakness coming through,» Daniel Hynes, senior commodity strategist at ANZ, told CNBC.
Still, the session was very choppy with the NSE index falling as much as 1.8 % at one point and rising as much as 1.5 %, with sentiment still
weak because
of continued worries about a downturn in Chinese
equity markets.
yields will hit the highs on close end
of the day...
equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over
weak shorts in the face
of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack
of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and
equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations
Liz Claman, host
of Fox Business News, welcomes Frank Holmes to the program, along with Jonathan Corpina
of Meridian
Equity Partners, to discuss how well the
markets are doing despite geopolitical tensions and
weaker economic data.
If anything should be clear from the bubbles
of recent years, the greatest risks are not when prices are depressed, the economy is
weak, and investors are frightened, but rather when prices are elevated and an unendingly positive outlook for technology, or housing, or global growth, or private
equity, or emerging
markets, or commodities seems all but certain.
Persistently low interest rates,
weak inflation and a lack
of supply relative to demand for bonds leaves Rieder advocating for
equities rather than the fixed income
market.
Volatility in
equity markets is,
of course, not always a reflection
of weak economic fundamentals.
Emerging
market currencies have been hit by a sell - off in the first week
of trading this year after
weak economic data in China rekindled worries over global growth and halted trading on Chinese
equity markets on two days.
«China could be forced to devalue the yuan even more, should its economy falter, and the
equity markets are dealing with the prospect
of a
weaker yuan amplifying the negative impact from a sluggish Chinese economy,» said Eiji Kinouchi, chief technical analyst at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.
The broader implication
of the «Sell in May and go away,» strategy is not necessarily expectations
of a spring
market crash, but the signaling
of a traditionally
weaker six - month period in
equities.
By week's end the confusion reverberating around the globe did serious damage to
equity markets as the S&PS were down almost 6 percent on the week and the European stock indices continued their continued their selloff, making them the
weakest of all regions (in contravention to the punditry's call for the buying
of European stocks).
Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European
equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function
of at least three important factors that may be reversing: idiosyncratic issues related to heavily skewed index exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries;
weak operating profit leverage linked to declining emerging
market sales; and less aggressive use
of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.
The
equity markets are much higher ready and as Peter talked about the double - edged sword
of a
weaker dollar and the impact on corporate properties.
Most
of the dropoff in demand can be attributed to
weaker demand for US
equity (i.e., stock) ETFs, which got off to a strong start in 2018, mirroring the
market rally that sent stocks to all - time highs.
Last week's review
of the macro
market indicators suggested heading into Options Expiration Week, the last full week before Christmas and the FOMC meeting that the
equity markets looked
weak in the short run and all but the QQQ tired or
weak on the intermediate term.
Most
of the dropoff in demand can be attributed to
weaker demand for US
equity (i.e., stock) ETFs, which got off to a strong start in 2018, mirroring the
market rally that sent stocks to all - time highs.
«Overall» is the entire period
of equity market returns encompassing both strong and
weak markets.
Our analysis
of cycles and
markets suggests that the combination
of weaker growth and higher inflation is not good for risk assets such as
equities.
In all
of my years
of doing quantitative analyses
of equity and debt
markets, as well as the economy as a whole, my models have shown me that there is a tendency toward mean - reversion, but it is a very
weak tendency that is swamped by shocks to the system in the short run.
Persistently low interest rates,
weak inflation and a lack
of supply relative to demand for bonds leaves Rieder advocating for
equities rather than the fixed income
market.
In the same way, he will attempt to preserve capital by moving towards a cash position during
weak market environments and towards
equities during periods
of market strength.
The performance
of the South African
equities market has been lackluster as a result
of poor employment data,
weak consumer confidence, and continued power shortages.
At the time, global
equity markets were moving sharply down, the dollar was
weak, and the terms
of Brexit remained unclear.
In the latter case, both the economy and the
market were unarguably
weak in early 2009, but by August, the New Orders Index had ticked above the neutral stance
of 50, even with the
equity market's trailing real - price return down a depressing 22 %.
Despite San Jose's status as one
of the nation's
weakest office
markets, the city's Opus Center has been sold to
Equity Office Properties Trust for $ 103 million.
On the flip side, a number
of markets nationwide continue to struggle with slower job growth,
weaker home value appreciation and higher rates
of negative
equity, giving buyers more negotiating power.»