U.S. Dollar Losing Ground Ahead of ADP and ISM Services Report The U.S. Dollar is trading lower against most currencies with the exception of the Japanese Yen as
stronger equity markets in Europe and Asia helped drove up demand for higher yielding assets.
Not exact matches
«This is the best earnings season we've seen
in the United States
in seven years and, frankly, the fourth consecutive really
strong quarter,» the firm's chief
equity market strategist said Tuesday on CNBC's «Futures Now.»
The growing reality that there are limited investment opportunities outside of
equities has fueled
stronger inflows into
equity markets in some regions and driven expectations of an even more substantial rotation.
«The Apple narrative appears weak both fundamentally and technically, and it is unlikely to change significantly
in the near term as the
market is selling both
strong and weak technology earnings results,» said Shawn Quigg, an
equity derivatives strategist at JPMorgan.
UBS beat
market expectations with a 19 percent jump
in net profit for its first quarter, boosted by
strong equity trading activity.
«The
stronger the
equity market, the
stronger these rebalancing flows,» said Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Managing Director at JP Morgan's Global
Markets Strategy team
in London.
Canada has
strong ties with Latin American countries, and the country's major public
equities markets, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), play an important role
in growing these relationships.
With uncertainty and investor caution defining the global economy, public companies have found reassurance
in Canada's stability, its
strong equity culture and the expertise of this country's capital
market participants.
He points to a
stronger dollar, fiscal retrenchment
in the European Union, improving
equity market confidence, and an exit strategy from the Federal Reserve forecasting a federal funds rate hike well before late 2014 as significant factors driving gold lower.
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
Broadly, we still prefer
equities over credit due to
strong earnings growth, modestly cheaper valuations following last month's swoon and
market's pricing
in expectations of Fed rate increases.
The global synchronized economic expansion, a business - friendly administration
in Washington, solid corporate credit quality, modest default activity, robust
equity markets and a favorable supply - demand balance set a
strong backdrop for high yield
in the New Year.
Macro: The Macro strategy's
strongest contributions came from long
equity and Energy - sector positioning as low volatility and sustained, upward trends
in these
markets continued driving returns throughout most of January.
For
equity markets, the combination of low interest rates,
strong economic growth and low inflation has proved very beneficial, with global share
markets rising solidly
in each of the past three years.
Templeton gave the company a
strong portfolio of international
equity funds as well as the expertise of emerging
markets guru Dr. Mark Mobius, who, during his distinguished career, spent more than 40 years working
in emerging
markets all over the world.
«The energy sector posted
stronger returns
in September due to a rebound
in oil prices which helped lift Canadian
equities, while the bond
market slipped into negative territory after
strong Canadian economic growth led the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates for the first time
in seven years,» said James Rausch, Head of Client Coverage, Canada, RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
Strong international influences are also evident
in the behaviour of fixed interest and
equity markets.
In the past, companies have viewed instances of
strong equity markets as an opportunity to take advantage of their highly valued stock to make acquisitions or as an opportune time to fetch a good premium for shareholders by being acquired.
«There is
strong international interest — US - centric —
in Australian - based hedge
equity managers, particularly
market neutral,» Mr Horton said.
Through our
market relationships, we were able to take advantage by investing
in the preferred
equity of a couple of midstream companies, gaining what we believed to be
strong downside protection through the security along with significant
equity upside.
Strong markets correspond to time periods of the
equity market when National Bureau of Economic Research and Fidelity Investments» Asset Allocation Research Team place a high probability on the economy being
in either early or mid-cycle.
Restore target allocations across global
equity markets: The
strong performance of the S&P 500 Index has attracted cash into large - cap stocks
in recent months, but we recommend allocating into small - and mid-cap U.S.
equities, and into international
markets, if current allocations are below their long - term targets.
2014.01.21 RBC Investor & Treasury Services Survey: Canadian pensions end on a
strong note
in 2013 Canadian pension plans posted solid gains
in 2013 as global
equity markets continued to surge during the fourth quarter,...
Global
Equity Markets enjoyed
strong returns
in Q1 led by the Emerging
Markets.
In actuality, according to data accessible via Bloomberg, European equities, as measured by the S&P Europe 350 Index, modestly outperformed the broader market, while stocks in Japan, represented by the MSCI Japan Index, had another strong yea
In actuality, according to data accessible via Bloomberg, European
equities, as measured by the S&P Europe 350 Index, modestly outperformed the broader
market, while stocks
in Japan, represented by the MSCI Japan Index, had another strong yea
in Japan, represented by the MSCI Japan Index, had another
strong year.
Ultimately, I think the resilience
in equity markets is due at least
in part to the realization that corporate health is actually pretty
strong.
The
strong equity gains of early 2017 petered out over the summer,
in spite of buoyant earnings, reflecting the
market's belief that remaining upside
in equites remains limited, especially
in the absence of meaningful tax stimulus
in the US.
In short, dividend reinvestment produces a substantial part of overall
equity market returns, and aggregate dividend growth is a
strong indicator for overall
market performance.
In fact, a strong argument could be made that today's equity market is the most overextended in the history of the New York Stock Exchang
In fact, a
strong argument could be made that today's
equity market is the most overextended
in the history of the New York Stock Exchang
in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
There have also been
strong gains
in equity markets during 2004 and total credit growth still remains relatively
strong.
Global
equity markets were very good to investors
in 2017, and the Oakmark Funds also benefited, posting
strong positive returns.
Market participants have attributed the increase
in merger and acquisition activity to rising
equity prices,
strong company profitability and a
strong economy, both domestically and globally.
Despite the
strong past performance of global
equities, we believe there is still value
in global
equity markets.
Friday April 27: Five things the
markets are talking about Overnight, global
equities have nudged a tad higher, supported by a plethora of
strong earnings results
in the tech sector mostly.
Stock
market turmoil experienced
in late January highlighted the
strong link that exists between interest rates and
equities, especially when moves on rates are abrupt.
The two most recent bear
markets,
strong bond returns helped offset deep declines
in equities, helping the balanced portfolio incur less than half of the drawdown of an
equity - only portfolio.
When commodity prices are
in an upward trend, Emerging -
Market equities are generally
strong relative to US
equities and Russian
equities are generally
strong relative to Emerging -
Market equities.
But further strength
in the U.S. dollar would likely be good for
equity markets that traditionally outperform on their currency's weakness, such as Japan and the eurozone, as a
stronger dollar will make their exports more competitive.
«While
equity market performance across Asia - Pacific was mixed
in 2013,
strong economic growth and real estate prices
in key
markets drove healthy overall wealth growth,» said M. George Lewis, Group Head, RBC Wealth Management & RBC Insurance.
While Canadian stocks could potentially rebound
in the second half, BlackRock Investment Institute currently favours Eurozone, Japanese and emerging
market equities given still
strong economic data, relatively more accommodative monetary policy and cheaper valuations.
The gradual starvation of financial heroin coupled with upward trending
market interest rates will create headwinds that will need pretty
strong earnings reports for
equities to keep roaring ahead almost unperturbed like
in 2013.
The Future Despite the
strong past performance of global
equities, I believe there is still value
in global
equity markets.
US Futures Continue to Pare Last Week's Gains US
equity markets are expected to open
in the red again on Wednesday, tracking losses
in Europe as stocks continue to pare last week's
strong rebound.
European
equity prices have also continued to rise with the increases since the March low a little
stronger than those
in the US
market (Graph 16).
Although volatility returned to US
equities in the early months of the year, the country's economy remains
strong and
markets appear well placed to continue their upward trend
ACM's aim is to deliver
strong absolute returns
in all
market environments, with relatively low volatility and low correlation with overall
equity markets.
«Emerging
markets hedge fund performance has surged
in recent months, led by funds with exposures to Latin America and Russia, driving the
strongest monthly performance gains
in over a decade, as commodities and regional
equities recovered from steep early year losses,» stated Kenneth Heinz, president of HFR.
Our initial, high - level review shows more economic stimulus and potentially
stronger equity -
market support than indicated
in our current forecasts, which we made after the House passed its version of tax reform
in November.
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.
Political turmoil
in the region threatens to stunt any
equity -
market rallies, but the oil - producing countries of the Gulf have
strong economies and active sovereign wealth and private
equity funds.