Major Stock Markets Fall Again as Bonds Take the Spotlight

With central banks doing what they can to stoke greater economic activity, interest rates look poised to stay low for the foreseeable future. Even with 10-year Treasury yields below 0.75% and 30-year yields just above 1.5%, rates can conceivably fall even further. With yield compression squeezing relative value hunters, deep learning analytical tools have never…

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BlackRock attracts record inflows as stock markets soar

World’s largest asset manager is one of biggest winners from shift to passive investing Source: Financial Times BlackRock attracted a record amount of money from investors last year, as the bull market in stocks and bonds cemented its status as the world’s largest asset manager. The company’s funds sucked in $429bn last year, more than…

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