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Treasury Yields’ Grip on Emerging Markets Keeps Traders on Guard

(Bloomberg) — Slowing economic recovery amid a resurgent pandemic is leaving emerging-market currencies vulnerable to a selloff if Treasury yields rise again. While the influence of U.S. borrowing costs on developing-nation currencies has waned in recent months, it may return to prominence for riskier assets as the cushioning effects from China’s growth rebound and low inflation weaken, according to money managers including Fidelity International and Credit Agricole CIB. “A very sharp,… Source link

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Stocks, Futures Fall as Traders Await Fed Signals: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures fell and Treasuries climbed amid concern the economic recovery from the pandemic is faltering and investor nervousness in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium in late August. September contracts on the S&P 500 Index declined 0.3% after the underlying gauge notched up another record high on Friday. Ten-year U.S. yields slid three basis points and the dollar rose. Chinese stocks gave up gains as the country’s retail sales and… Source link

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Stock futures gain as traders eye virus risks

Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Earlier, both the blue-chip index and the Dow sank, dragged down by energy stocks amid concerns over reinstated travel restrictions in China due to rising coronavirus infections. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures fell on Monday to add to last week’s losses, bringing prices to the lowest level in three weeks.  Shares of AMC Entertainment (AMC) gained in late trading after the movie theater operator topped second-quarter revenue estimates, with… Source link

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Stocks Rise as Traders Weigh China, Growth Outlook: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose Monday as some of the concerns over China’s regulatory crackdown eased and progress on a U.S. infrastructure spending plan aided sentiment. Crude oil slid. Equities jumped in Japan and Australia, where Afterpay Ltd. surged after digital-payments platform Square Inc. agreed to buy the buy-now, pay-later company. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts climbed as a $550 billion infrastructure package steps closer to passage in the Senate this… Source link

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China Stocks Slip to End Wild Week as Traders Price New Reality

(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks fell on Friday, rounding off a volatile week for investors struggling to price in Beijing’s tightening regulatory grip after a rout pushed the nation’s key equity index to the brink of a bear market. The CSI 300 index fell 0.8% on the day and 5.5% for the week, the worst since February. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index, which earlier this week saw its biggest two-day loss since 2008, dropped 1.4%. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. slipped 4.2% while Meituan lost… Source link

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Reddit Traders Are Upending the World of Credit Investing, Too

(Bloomberg) — It was the type of master stroke that could make a Wall Street career. Jason Mudrick’s financing of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. at the height of the pandemic netted his hedge fund hundreds of millions of dollars in just a few months. Then, in the blink of an eye, it was gone. Options contracts meant to hedge the bullish wager went haywire as retail traders flocked to AMC’s stock, pushing shares to once unimaginable heights and costing Mudrick Capital Management all of… Source link

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Europe, U.S. Futures Dip; Traders Monitor Oil Spat: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European and U.S. equity futures slipped Monday and Asian stocks were steady as investors mulled the outlook for Federal Reserve stimulus support and OPEC+ tension over oil. Shares dipped in Japan and Hong Kong and fluctuated in China, where cybersecurity probes into ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. as well as some other online platforms highlighted Beijing’s push to curb the influence of the nation’s internet companies. Chinese technology firms fell in Hong Kong. The S&P… Source link

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Options Traders Speculate on Surging Tesla Competitor

Options Traders Speculate on Surging Tesla Competitor S&P Futures 4,273.25 -7.25(-0.17%)   Dow Futures 34,122.00 -42.00(-0.12%)   Nasdaq Futures 14,479.00 -33.50(-0.23%)   Russell 2000 Futures 2,309.70 -6.50(-0.28%)   Crude Oil 72.50 -0.41(-0.56%)   Gold 1,775.20 -5.50(-0.31%)   Silver 26.07 -0.15(-0.58%)   EUR/USD 1.1915 -0.0014(-0.12%)   10-Yr Bond 1.4780 -0.0580(-3.78%)   Source link

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Stock futures mixed as traders await week of key economic data

Stocks traded mixed Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ticking up to notch fresh record levels, with traders looking ahead to more key economic data later this week. The S&P 500 edged up to a record intraday high, adding to gains after the blue-chip index posted its best week since February. The Nasdaq also rose to a record intraday level, while the Dow was off slightly. Treasury yields traded lower across the long end of the curve, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hovering below… Source link

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SEC Delays Ruling on Bitcoin ETF in Blow to Crypto Traders

(Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators have once again punted their decision on whether to approve a Bitcoin ETF. The Securities and Exchange Commission said in a Wednesday regulatory filing that it will seek more public comment on a proposal to list a product on Cboe Global Markets Inc. It’s not the first time this year that the SEC has delayed giving an answer to the legions of crypto advocates pushing for a way to trade the largest cryptocurrency in an exchange-traded fund format. Crypto… Source link

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