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A strong jobs report in December could signal tailwinds — or a seasonal one-off.
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Trader confidence in sterling takes a dive on bond market turmoil
Traders' confidence in the pound has taken its biggest dive this week since the 2022 UK budget crisis, according to the options market, as a global bond selloff added to growing unease over Britain's finances and sent bond yields to 16-year highs. The options market shows traders are positioned more bearishly against the pound than at any time since early 2023, as the market was emerging from the wild swings unleashed by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss' mini-budget in September 2022. This week, 10-year gilt yields have risen by a quarter point to a high of 4.925%, the most since 2008, echoing a sell-off in U.S. Treasuries that has rippled through global bond markets, punishing UK debt harder than most.
JMP Expects a ‘Value-Creating Year’ for These 2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Every investor is in the markets to find a return, and there are as many investing strategies as there are investors. Some prefer to play defense, looking for stocks that will offer slow and steady returns no matter what happens, while others prefer a more aggressive stance, finding higher-risk stocks that generate larger returns in the short run. And some investors prefer a balanced strategy, combining both low- and high-risk shares. Dividend stocks form a key part of any stock strategy, as eit
The 10-year Treasury yield is making the market nervous: Morning Brief
The 10-year Treasury yield's recent rise has tipped stocks into a bundle of nerves despite the market doing just fine.
Money market account rates today, January 10, 2024 (up to 4.85% APY return)
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Alcohol regulators unlock new market opportunity for glass bottles
Changes to a dated rule this week mean certain alcoholic beverages sold in cans now have the option to be packaged in glass.
Wall Street Warns Stocks Need ‘Goldilocks’ US Payrolls Report
(Bloomberg) -- Too many jobs? Stocks fall. Too few jobs? Stocks still fall.Most Read from BloombergWhat Robotaxis Brought San FranciscoNYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawAmbitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic RegionNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’That’s the message from Wall Street as fresh uncertainty about the rates path and the economy is creating a double tail