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Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices inch higher after jobs report shows 701,000 U.S. jobs lost in March

April 3, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures traded higher on Friday after a report on U.S. employment in March indicated that the damage from coronavirus related business shutdowns is already having a big impact on the labor market. June gold GCM20, +0.29% on Comex, which […]


Activity, Trading

Dow gains more than 500 points as market focuses on efforts to slow coronavirus spread

March 30, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gains for the Dow firmed midday Monday, supported by shares of health-care related companies like Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group, as investors assessed efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and cushion the economy against the impact […]


Activity, Trading

Oil shakes off earlier gains, with U.S. prices down 25% for the week

March 20, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Oil shook off earlier gains on Friday, with U.S. prices trading around 25% lower for the week as economic stimulus plans from government and central banks failed to offset pressure from expectations for steep coronavirus-fueled losses in demand and a […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices recover from lowest levels of year

March 19, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold prices recovered some ground Thursday, after seeing the lowest levels of the year, as governments and central banks made moves to support the global economy, which has suffered under the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent losses in global […]


Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

This Is How the Coronavirus Will Destroy the Economy

March 16, 2020

Via: The New York Times

Though the Federal Reserve moved over the weekend to slash rates and buy treasuries, markets around the world fell on Monday anyway. The coronavirus threatens to set off financial contagion in a world economy with very different vulnerabilities than on […]


Activity, Trading

Stocks open lower after Apple says coronavirus outbreak will hurt sales

February 18, 2020

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stocks traded lower Tuesday morning after Apple Inc. said late Monday that the viral outbreak in China would hurt its second-quarter results, reigniting fears that the disease may disrupt manufacturing supply chains and have broad implications for the global […]


Activity, Investment Banking, Trading

U.S. stocks edge higher as investors look past coronavirus to solid corporate earnings

February 10, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Stocks edged higher on Monday as Wall Street investors took heart in mostly solid U.S. fourth-quarter corporate earnings and looked beyond concerns about the coronavirus outbreak’s potential disruption to supply chains. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial […]


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Deutsche Bank renews partnership with SimCorp to deliver fund services across Asia Pacific

February 7, 2020

Via: Finextra

Deutsche Bank’s renewal agreement will cover 12 markets and will support its growth in the region which converges with the Asian asset management industry’s ‘hyper growth’, set to reach USD 112 billion by 2025*. Through this partnership, Deutsche Bank benefits […]


Activity, Capital and Risk, Liquidity, Trading

Gold prices inch higher as traders eye coronavirus impact on the economy, ahead of Fed policy news

January 29, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures looked to recover some of its recent losses Wednesday, as traders continue to weigh the spread of coronavirus cases and its potential impact on the global economy. The moves for the metal come ahead of a monetary policy […]


Activity, Trading

Stocks hit new highs as Dow, S&P 500 cap a record-setting week

January 17, 2020

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stocks traded modestly higher Wednesday, with the major benchmarks reaching new intraday highs early, after data on new U.S. home construction showed it surging to 13-year highs in December, adding to a series of indicators this week suggesting the […]


Activity, Capital and Risk, Liquidity, Trading

Gold’s slide puts prices on pace for longest skid in more than 2 months

January 10, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures traded slightly lower Friday, heading for the longest losing skid in more than two months after the monthly U.S. employment report helped to solidify a rally in equities and away from so-called havens, as Middle East tensions ease. […]


Activity, Trading

Stocks set fresh records as new year kicks off

January 2, 2020

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stock indexes surged on the first trading day of 2020, with bulls looking to build on the best year for the S&P 500 since 2013 as global equities rallied following a move by China’s central bank aimed at stimulating […]


Activity, Trading

Dow, S&P and Nasdaq trade mixed after setting record highs

December 27, 2019

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stocks indexes traded little changed Friday morning, after opening at new intraday records, as investors attempt to close out a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, a day after a report on strong retail sales helped the Nasdaq to […]


Activity, Trading

Treasury yields trim gains after US jobless claims fall

December 26, 2019

Via: CNBC

U.S. Treasury slipped on Thursday in holiday-thinned trading, slightly cutting this week’s gains after the release of December’s jobless claims data. At about 10:19 a.m. ET the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was […]


Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic

‘Decade of the central bank’ ends with the Fed and its global cohorts in need of some new tricks

December 17, 2019

Via: CNBC

On Nov. 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve launched the shot heard around the financial world. The central bank announced it would start using digitally created money to buy mortgage debt in an effort to drive down interest rates and resuscitate […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices fall over 1% after U.S. jobs report shows 266,000 jobs created in November

December 6, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures dropped sharply Friday after the U.S. report on November employment came in better-than-expected, with gains last month of 266,000 new jobs, marking the biggest monthly gains since January and reaffirming the health of the domestic economy. Prices for […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold edges higher as economy and U.S.-China trade stay in focus

November 26, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures rebounded modestly on Tuesday, as investors kept a close eye on consumer confidence and on U.S.-China trade talks. Gold for December delivery GCZ19, +0.29% on Comex gained $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,460.30 an ounce, after opening […]


Activity, Investment Banking

Stock-index futures slip but on track for positive week as earnings season begins

October 18, 2019

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stock-index futures were flat to slightly lower Friday morning after data showed China’s economic growth slowing further in the third quarter, with investors looking for direction at the end of a week that saw equities buoyed by a strong […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

The yield curve is no longer inverted. But some still see an impending recession

October 17, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Recession concerns should be eased now that the yield curve no longer is inverted since it has been a reliable bond-market harbinger of past economic downturns. And yet, market participants are divided on whether a recent steepening of the curve […]


Activity, Trading

Dow tumbles another 250 points after data show slowing U.S. services sector

October 3, 2019

Via: Market Watch

U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday morning after a report on the U.S. services sector showed it growing at a slower pace than at any point since 2016, following a report on manufacturing earlier this week that showed it contracting for […]