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No doubt Kyle Bass (arch Japan bear and well known hedgie) and many other hedge fund managers over the last 15 years would answer the question in the title of this article with a resounding “No!” Not for no reason is the short JGB trade known as “the widowmaker”… With everyone it seems anticipating a…
Asian markets traded relatively flat throughout the night, unable to continue the gains seen throughout Europe and the US yesterday as Chinese HSBC manufacturing PMI data came in at 48.3, slightly better than the March figure however not yet in expansion territory. One key mover throughout the night was the Aussie dollar which tanked off…
The last few weeks have been brutal in “hedge fund hotel” world with serious bloodletting for many of the revered names in the industry. As we relayed here – http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/top-bottom-hedge-funds-during-1q-2014.html – some of the largest funds are now down nearly 20% (and probably more in recent days as these stats were only to the end…
For many economists, deflation is a dirty word. It is an economic state that should be fought by central bankers with all the ammunition at their disposal. Does it actually hurt the majority of the populace though and should it really be avoided at all costs, in particular with inflation creation..? It is always interesting…
It may not be too surprising to learn that the brief of this particular Spreadbet Magazine blog given the routing of the tech sector this last month, is to look for beaten down stock opportunities in this arena. This of course flies in the face of current “wisdom” as applied by the financial media and…
While there continue to be many gold bugs out there, I’m not one of them—but I do see gold as a trading opportunity. Given what we have seen so far and looking ahead, I just don’t see gold as a buy-and-hold strategy at this time. Yes, there’s money to be made, but it’s going to…
Asian markets slightly gained throughout the night off the back off Janet Yellen’s comments earlier in the evening which followed on from the gains that were seen on Wall Street, clawing back its losses for the past three consecutive sessions. Google reported disappointing Q1 earnings after the closing bell last night as a 29% increase…
It seems our recent calls that the US market in particular is overvalued and due a correction is now beginning to permeate amongst the wider investing public, particularly when married with the continued withdrawal of monetary stimulus in the States (albeit stable in the UK, likely increasing in Europe and almost certainly new stimulus around…
European futures are signalling a higher open following a late rally on Wall Street and a positive session in Asia overnight. Asian shares were lifted after China reported first-quarter GDP growth that exceeded expectations. The domestic economy grew by 7.4% in the first quarter, exceeding the 7.3% forecast. However, the data still showed a slowdown…