The housing market has stagnated while home prices continue to rise in most cities due to shortages. Millions of mortgages are coming due at 6+ rates, which is unaffordable for many. The longer the rates stay high, the more damage will come out of the housing market. When the housing mark...
The composition of 2024 performance looks very different from 2023, when the “tech-plus” sectors led the charge. A mid-year sector rotation and overall market broadening in 2024 (see chart below) cut the return contribution of the top-seven S&P 500 stocks (the “Magnificent 7”) from 60...
The firstquarterof2023saw62InitialPublicOfferings(IPOs)raising54.4billionyuan($8.4billion) in China's stock market. Thisissignificantlylowerthanthesameperiodof2022,whichsaw86IPOsraising179.8billionyuan. ThemajorityoftheIPOswerelistedontheShenzhenStockExchange'sGrowthEnterpriseMarket(13IPOs,raising24.076billionyuan...
Against this backdrop, Slok pointed out that gains in equity market are spreading to other sectors beyond technology. He advised investors to seek out winners and losers from a "bottom-up perspective," rather than just reaching for the "Magnificent Seven," which posted sky-high returns last ye...
Mon, May 13 2024 2:24 PM EDT Next 2 weeks will set market's tone for start of summer, UBS says How the market moves in the next two weeks will lay the groundwork for what will come in the first portion of summer trading, according to UBS. ...
Stock Market Trends 2024: S&P 500's Winners & Losers The S&P 500 gained 23.3% in 2024, driven by AI growth and mega-caps like Nvidia. Uneven gains exposed sector weaknesses, from retail to healthcare. Who Really Owns Bitcoin? Fascinating Ownership Trends Bitcoin ownership is dominated by whal...
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HKEX demonstrated its strength and resilience in the first quarter of the year. Despite a fragile global backdrop, the Group’s derivatives and commodities business performed strongly – the former achieving record quarterly volumes. Whilst the cash market reflected broader macro sentiment and remained...
4. Share repurchases increased by 22% in Q1 2019. (Source: Bloomberg) Since the beginning of 2019, the total value of the stock market increased by more than$5 trillion. This amazing growth shows the widening gap between private investors and corporations. Share repurchases this year already ...
Equitieswas down 11.6%, reflecting subdued market volumes in both primary and secondary markets and a strong prior period for trading volumes in 2022. FXwas down 0.9%, as a result of record volumes in the prior period. Activity levels in FXall improved compared to the second half o...