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.
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Don’t underestimate the US growth engine – Slater
Baillie Gifford’s North America head says investors have persistently underestimated the strength of the US economy and continue to do so
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ANALYSIS: With the election over Trump risk heads east
Winter is coming, but instead of flying south, the flock of black swans that has pecked away at 30 years of globalisation this year is heading east toward Europe.
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Trump win casts doubt over US fiduciary rule
President-elect Donald Trump may look to overturn the US Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, set to go live in April, requiring specialist retirement advisers to put their client’s interests first, although some say scrapping it is unlikely.
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US Republicans want Fatca repeal despite $10bn tax haul
The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) could be repealed when Donald Trump becomes president if the Republican Party sticks with its 2016 policy platform, despite more than $9.9bn (£8bn, €9bn) being paid through voluntary compliance efforts.
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Volatility here to stay in the age of the ‘Toblerone’ market
Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? As I write, the masses are rebelling against a momentous decision that has thrown the free world off its axis… and that’s just the changing shape of the Toblerone.
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Asian markets await clarity post-election recovery
Asian markets have recouped all their knee-jerk losses as the dust settles follow Donald Trump’s US presidential election win.
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ANALYSIS: Inflationary fears as Trump victory spooks bond investors
Bond investors are strapped in for an explosive month ahead as more questions were raised over the next Fed rate rise, following today’s US election result.
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Fund managers’ top Trump reactions
Active fund managers are largely sanguine but braced for volatility over the coming weeks.