ANALYSIS: Will the Fed turn its back on the world next year?
With a December interest rate rise now close to certain, investors will no longer be trying to assess when the Federal Reserve will raise rates next, but what the path will be after this.
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It’s anyone’s guess what’s going on inside Trump’s head
What a game changer the election of Donald Trump as US president is likely to be across so many fronts.
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Will US equities binge mean a Thanksgiving hangover?
As Americans get stuck into their Thanksgiving day celebrations the rest of the world still has its eye on the investment ball and some may be weighing up whether, just as with food, you can have too much of a good thing.
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Maseco Wealth targets ‘gaping hole’ for US citizens in Asia
UK-based Maseco Wealth, the specialist wealth manager for US expat clients, is to target Asia with the launch of an independently owned business in Hong Kong.
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IRS targets virtual currency in tax avoidance probe
As part of its investigation into tax avoidance through the use of virtual currencies, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a petition with a California court requesting personal data from virtual currency exchange firm Coinbase.
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Don’t mistake equities’ current sanguine run for real strength
Investors should not rest too comfortably on the relative calm with which equity markets have greeted both the UK’s EU referendum and the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency warns Guy Stephens.
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Wells Fargo adds US small cap and equity Ucits to range
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched two Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits funds: the Global Focused Equity and US Small Cap Value funds.
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Trump election sparks record US equity inflows
Donald Trump’s election victory has triggered an almost unprecedented move into US equities. According to Lipper fund flows data, American investors funnelled a record net sum of $27bn (£21.6bn, €25.2bn) to US equity ETFs during the seven days after the election.
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ANALYSIS: Should bears buy bond proxies on weakness?
If a week is a long time in politics, then in markets it can make or break a trader, while heightening the contrarian instincts of investors with a longer-term view.
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Guernsey cosies up to Trump
Guernsey chief minister, Gavin St Pier, has written to the US ambassador to the UK asking him to extend the island’s congratulations to Donald Trump on his election win.
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Trump election – a spanner in the works for emerging markets
Emerging market equities and debt have been the most popular asset classes with European investors this year. But now Donald Trump’s election threatens to spoil the party.
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OPINION: Why the dollar bulls are mistaken
The dollar has rallied in recent days as investors believe stronger US GDP growth and Fed rate hikes will push the greenback up. But markets are ignoring the forces that are likely to drag the dollar down in the longer term.