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Fed and Trump underwrite the US bull market
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): Global stocks traded sharply lower last week as the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, this time outside of China, triggered heightened uncertainties.
February 28, 2020
US stocks
Buy the dip when market overreacts, says KGI
SINGAPORE (Feb 5): The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by about 666 points on Feb 2, a magnitude that was last seen the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 24, 2016.
February 05, 2018
IPO
3 reasons why US firms are taking longer to go public
SINGAPORE (Jan 9): It was an encouraging 2017 for the S&P 500, booking a full year of monthly total gains for the first time ever. But the elephant in the room still remains about the shrinking pool US companies going public.
January 09, 2018
Global Economy
Fed's Yellen to headline annual Jackson Hole policy conference
NEW YORK (Aug 18): Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will join European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in Jackson Hole, Wyoming next week, setting the stage for a potentially revealing debate over the common challenges facing the world’s two most
August 18, 2017
Funds
Are ETFs a bane or boon to the US stock market?
SINGAPORE (Aug 16): Inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have hit an all-time high this year with investors piling a total of US$391 billion ($535 billion) in the first seven months of 2017 alone, according to ETFGI.
August 16, 2017
Fed minutes suggest increasing tensions on inflation shortfall
WASHINGTON (July 6): Federal Reserve policymakers were increasingly split on the outlook for inflation and how it might affect the future pace of interest rate rises, according to the minutes of the Fed's last policy meeting on June 13-14 released on
July 06, 2017
In print this week
Passive ETFs aren’t all bad
SINGAPORE (Nov 11): The US stock market rally following Trump’s successful presidential bid may be an anomaly by historical standards, but it also means investors can start to look for investment options with US exposure.
November 11, 2016