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Tame inflation makes $131bn bond-auction deluge palatable

Bloomberg A $131 billion deluge of Treasury notes is about to hit with yields at their lowest in more than a year. But bond traders can take heart: This week is also expected to bring confirmation that inflation remains tame, which could bolster demand. The trade impasse enveloping the US and China has put global economic growth in question and ...

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US technology hedge fund beats Nasdaq

Bloomberg Lucrative opportunities in technology stocks centre around identifying shifts from an old way of doing things to a better way, like from email to instant messaging or from phoning in food orders to doing it online. Investing with that in mind for nearly a decade has helped Silicon Valley-based Light Street Capital beat the Nasdaq, according to Barron’s in ...

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Canadian banks struggle to see growth in domestic operations

Bloomberg Canadian banking is no longer the engine driving profit growth at the country’s large lenders. With Canadian financial giants including Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank having announced results this week, and rivals to follow, it’s becoming clear that businesses such as wealth management and US operations are doing more to increase earnings than their mainstay of domestic ...

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