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Trade War

The market’s safest assets have become the world’s most crowded trade — and it shows just how worried everyone is about the trade war Trade War

The market’s safest assets have become the world’s most crowded trade — and it shows just how worried everyone is about the trade war

Nervousness around trade has sent investors fleeing to safety. For the first time ever, being long US Treasurys was the number one most-crowded trade, according to the June global fund manager survey conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The bet o…
bubmag
June 19, 2019
The US economy is resisting a slowdown plaguing the rest of the world. Here’s why one Wall Street expert worries its fortunes are about to change. Trade War

The US economy is resisting a slowdown plaguing the rest of the world. Here’s why one Wall Street expert worries its fortunes are about to change.

The US economy is about one month away from recording its longest expansion ever, even as other developed nations fight off recessions. Its unique standing has not escaped Alain Bokobza, the head of global asset allocation and equity strategy at Societe Ge…
bubmag
June 15, 2019
Oil is being propped up by Middle East tensions after the US used video to blame Iran for tanker attacks Trade War

Oil is being propped up by Middle East tensions after the US used video to blame Iran for tanker attacks

Reuters Oil prices on Friday were pushed and pulled between competing drivers of Iran tensions and a supply glut.   Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers raise the prospect of a US-Iran military showdown, experts warn.  Broadcom shares are trading down 8.7…
bubmag
June 14, 2019