Market Watch (July 26)
“The selloff in U.S. semiconductor and megacap stocks has sucked up most of investors’ attention over the past couple of weeks. But they aren’t the only momentum trades that have stopped working. Across financial markets, bets that had reliably minted profits all year have come undone in July.”
Tags: Bets, Financial markets, Investors, July, Megacap, Momentum trades, Profits, Selloff, Semiconductor, Stocks, U.S., Undone
Bloomberg (July 13)
“Bond traders are ramping up bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by half a percentage point in September instead of the standard quarter-point increment.”
Tags: 50 bp, Bets, Bond traders, Cut, Federal Reserve, Interest rates, Ramping up, September, Standard
Reuters (March 17)
“Investors held tight to bets that banking jitters would rein in the ECB’s ability to jack up borrowing costs again in the months ahead, as the central bank delivered a large rate hike on Thursday but wouldn’t signal future moves given an uncertain outlook.”
Tags: Banking, Bets, Borrowing costs, Central bank, ECB, Investors, Jitters, Rate hike, Signal, Uncertain outlook
Financial Times (April 3)
“Trading by amateur US investors has ebbed as popular bets stumble and vaccine programmes prompt consumers to focus on holidays and big purchases rather than have-a-go market speculation.”
Tags: Amateur, Bets, Consumers, Ebbed, Holidays, Investors, Market speculation, Popular, Purchases, Trading, U.S., Vaccine
