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  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Markets InsightMarkets
    Goldman leads Wall Street bulls as markets ride high

    Investor sentiment upbeat but some strategists point to reasons for caution

  • Saturday, 14 November, 2020
    AnalysisEquities
    Stock market investors start to look beyond coronavirus

    Strategists say uncertainty has reduced, but lockdowns complicate the picture

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    ExplainerMarkets2 min
    Why it is a good time to be bullish on stocks

    A Biden victory, a Republican senate and a coronavirus vaccine cheer investors

  • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
    Markets brace for US election
    Biden constrained: how Wall Street positioned for divided government

    Shock, patience and a rethink in a tense week for fund managers

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Markets InsightMarkets
    Why investors have suddenly turned bullish on a divided US government

    Hasty shift to expectations that a Biden administration would be restrained on tax rises and regulation

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    US equities
    Investors pile into tech stocks and Treasuries as ‘blue wave’ trade unravels

    Weaker than forecast Democratic showing cuts expectations of government spending boom

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    Markets brace for US election
    Investors hold their poise in face of knife-edge US election result

    Modest moves and low volumes despite potential for protracted political uncertainty

  • Saturday, 31 October, 2020
    Investing in funds
    Investors find a novel way to hedge their portfolios: hedge funds

    High bond prices mean fixed income has lost its lustre as a ballast against stock falls

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Markets brace for US election
    Investors opt for the ‘do nothing’ trade ahead of US election

    Memories of shock 2016 result discourage asset managers from making big directional bets

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  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
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    Double-dip recession concerns, UK lockdowns, Brexit markets

    Economists warn Europe’s economy could hit a double-dip recession with Covid-19 second wave

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    AnalysisEquity valuation
    ‘Value drought’ claims latest victim as growth stocks power on

    Investing in unloved and overlooked shares suffers worst performance in a century

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
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    How Covid-19 sparked a dividend drought for investors

    Government and central bank support has saved businesses, making it hard for them to hand money to shareholders

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank shareholders push for answers on ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets

    Japanese group urged to reveal who is running unit at centre of large US equity options trades

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
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    Slack falls, Apple sues Epic Games, Brexit friction

    Messaging app Slack forecast a sharp revenue slowdown in the current quarter due to the economic downturn

  • Sunday, 6 September, 2020
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank up $4bn on founder’s aggressive US stock options bet

    Masayoshi Son’s high-risk strategy has proved controversial within Japanese tech investment group

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    AnalysisUS equities
    Gravity hits tech stocks after volatile week

    Lofty valuations take a knock after breathtaking rallies for Apple, Tesla and others

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    US equities
    SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ stoking tech rally

    Japanese conglomerate has been snapping up options in huge amounts over past month

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Equities
    US shares slide 3.5% as tech stocks go into sharp reverse

    Apple loses $150bn of market value in a day

  • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
    US equities
    Fearful consumers power an uneven rally

    Tech companies profiting from the pandemic are shoring up the rest of the market

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
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    The dollar's summer slump

    Why markets have latched on to the bet against the buck

  • Sunday, 9 August, 2020
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    Spare me the city-dweller’s longing for a rural idyll

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  • Friday, 7 August, 2020
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    After the greenback suffers its worst month in a decade on economic concerns, debate about its global role is stirring

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  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
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