Analysis: Indices

Stocks rebound shows the devil in the retail: McGeever

Retail investors are back. In fact, they never went away....

Indexes overview: Buffet resists

Our weekly index review looks today at three revealing charts for the month of July. First, a regional review that shows a bullish trend and one exception: China. Second, a confirmation that risk...

U.S. recession risk up, but returns set to improve - Vanguard

Vanguard Group, the world's second-biggest asset manager, said on Wednesday the U.S. economy had a growing chance of falling into recession in the next two years but raised its expectations for annual...

Take Five: The second half

After a torrid six months, world markets will be hoping for some sign that central banks might dial back their hawkishness. U.S. jobs data, if sharply below forecast, might prove that catalyst. ...

S&P 500 : Index overview: The revenge of the unloved

Stock market indexes finally rebounded strongly last week, as shown by the 6.6% gain in the broad U.S. S&P500 index. As is only natural in such circumstances, investors went in search of beta on more...

Global stocks set for partial, lackluster and uneven recovery- Reuters poll

Global stocks are forecast to recover from current levels but stay well below record highs this year and next as a majority of more than 150 equity analysts polled by Reuters predicted a rebound that...

Index review: A complicated few weeks

This week's review is also a monthly review at the end of a complicated month of April for equity markets. Energy is shining, defensive stocks are crushing growth stocks and the dollar is justifying...

Nasdaq slides 1% as surging yields hit growth stocks

The Nasdaq fell more than 1% on Monday, leading Wall Street's main indexes lower, as rising bond yields weighed on megacap stocks such as Microsoft and Apple with investors on edge ahead of Tuesday's...

Wall St drops 1% as Ukraine worries eclipse strong jobs data

Wall Street's main indexes lost more than 1% on Friday as concerns over the intensifying war in Ukraine overshadowed data that showed an acceleration in jobs growth last month....

Wall St set for mild gains after selloff on rate hike fears

U.S. stocks were set for a slightly higher opening on Friday after a sharp selloff in the previous session when soaring inflation numbers raised fears about quicker interest rate hikes by the Federal...

Stock market: current trends in 4 charts

This section features four charts that shed light on the current major market trends, in terms of equity markets by sector, commodities, currency and investment styles. Over the first half of 2022,...

Stocks slump, Treasury yields rise on fear of a faster Fed pullback

U.S. stocks slid and Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday after meeting minutes released by the Federal Reserve indicated that it might not only raise interest rates sooner than expected but could also...

Wall St falls as Omicron's spread stokes fears of tighter curbs

U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1% on Monday, dragged by concerns about the impact of tighter COVID-19 curbs on the global economy, and a potentially devastating setback to President Joe Biden's...

DCA: Not always a good idea

Often presented as a miracle solutions to new investors, DCA combines simplicity, performance and risk minimization. But like any methodology, there are some limitations. DCA is a simple investment...

Nasdaq futures boosted by tech demand, Nvidia earnings

Nasdaq futures rose sharply on Thursday as chipmaker Nvidia rallied on strong third-quarter earnings, while S&P and Dow premarket indicators showed a mild recovery from inflation-related losses...

S&P, Nasdaq hit record closing highs on earnings bullishness

Wall Street closed higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq boasting record closing levels thanks partly to gains in Apple and Amazon, while solid results from companies including Caterpillar...

An ETF with just gold and bonds?

On equity markets, the outlook is getting more and more uncertain. Catalysts are lacking. Recent gas shortages, hawkish turns from central banks and news from China force investors to find news ways...

ETFs overview : Small caps Value and share buybacks

This week's ETF roundup includes an ETF exposed to US small cap value stocks, which historically outperform the S&P 500. Let's also take a look at a so-called Buy Back ETF that replicates the Nasdaq...

Global markets live: Volkswagen, Daimler, Tesla, Burberry, UBS...

Volkswagen will no longer sell combustion engines in fifteen years and Daimler is planning to complete the IPO of its trucks. Royal Dutch Shell is selling assets to BP.