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Wall Street says too early to bet on king dollar’s demise

It’s too soon to write off the dollar’s dominance as the US rate-hike cycle may not be near its peak. That’s the firm conviction of money managers at JPMorgan Asset Management and Fivestar Asset Management even after a gauge of the greenback touched a one-month low. Signs that aggressive Federal Reserve tightening is starting to take a toll are fuelling ...

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Bond investors lose $106b in dismal year for credit

It was supposed to be the silver lining to a year of brutal losses. As bond-fund managers watched the market value of their portfolio decline rate hike after rate hike, one thing was certain: companies would soon have to return to the market offering juicier yields. But for all the yield concessions companies have had to offer investors to raise ...

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Too early for Fed pivot as investors flock to stocks, says BofA

Investors are pouring large sums into equities but the rally has limited room to run as the Federal Reserve remains steadfast on hiking interest rates, according to Bank of America Corp (BofA) strategists. Global equity funds saw about $23 billion of inflows in the week through October 26, the largest amount since March, according to a note from the bank ...

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