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  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    ExplainerUS Treasury bonds
    Inflation-adjusted US bond yields push higher from record low

    Negative ‘real’ yields fed last year’s furious rally in everything from gold to tech stocks

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    ExplainerOil
    US oil prices climb above $50 a barrel with a helping hand from Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia’s ‘jaw-dropping’ supply cut fuels recovery in benchmark that crashed below zero last year

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    ExplainerMarkets volatility
    Investors wager on lower volatility this year after 2020 turmoil

    Hedge funds have crept back into the risky but lucrative ‘short-vol’ trade

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    ExplainerUS equities
    US options traders bet Wall Street stocks will build on record highs

    Derivatives market signal adds to concerns of ‘excess enthusiasm’ for bull run

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    ExplainerCommodities
    Commodities race higher as vaccines fuel optimism over global growth

    Energy leads way in broad rally that includes industrial metals and agriculture products

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    ExplainerEquity valuation
    Swelling US stock valuations leave some investors uneasy

    Low rates have helped offset concerns about equity prices untethering from profits

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    ExplainerCapital markets
    Financial conditions loosen to levels hit before Covid roiled markets

    Swift action by the Federal Reserve reversed a dramatic tightening this spring

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    News in-depthSovereign bonds
    Italy’s bond rally forces key measure of risk to lowest since 2018

    Gap between Italian and German yields tumbles after the ECB hints at further support

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    ExplainerUS equities
    Value shares lag behind Big Tech in post-election rally

    Pandemic breakthrough is now a clearer path forward for unloved stocks

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  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    ExplainerCorporate earnings
    US third-quarter earnings fall far less than Wall Street feared

    S&P 500 companies report slimmer declines in sales and profits than forecast

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    ExplainerESG investing
    Xi pledge sparks rally in ‘clean energy’ shares

    China’s hopes to become carbon neutral by 2060 a boon to solar and wind producers

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    ExplainerJapanese government bonds
    Japanese pension funds may hold key to Chinese JGB puzzle

    China has ramped up purchases of low-yielding Japanese government bonds

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    ExplainerOil & Gas industry
    US energy stocks sink even as oil price steadies

    Some investors also worry about impact of a Joe Biden presidency

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    News in-depthUS equities
    History suggests tech shares poised for new highs in 2021

    Sector tends to gain 20% in the months after a mid-cycle correction, says UBS

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    ExplainerUS Dollar
    US dollar remains world’s currency of choice despite slide

    Concern over greenback’s 6% fall since April is unwarranted, says Oxford Economics

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    ExplainerCoronavirus economic impact
    Europe’s tech sector pulls away from banks

    Technology index is up 11% this year, while falling lenders face ‘gloomy’ outlook

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    ExplainerUS equities
    Pandemic debt binge creates new generation of ‘zombie’ companies

    Cheap borrowing helped companies through Covid-19 crisis, but repayments are set to be a burden

  • Monday, 7 September, 2020
    ExplainerUS equities
    Apple’s value vaults over entire US index of small-cap stocks

    Market cap of iPhone maker surpassed Russell 2000 in latest sign of a top-heavy market

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
    ExplainerCorporate bonds
    Pandemic sends real yields on corporate debt into negative territory

    Low interest rates and monetary stimulus drag down yields of high quality bonds

  • Monday, 24 August, 2020
    ExplainerAgricultural commodities
    Lumber prices soar to all-time high on renovation demand

    Suppliers curtailed production and liquidated inventories in expectation of plunging sales

  • Monday, 17 August, 2020
    ExplainerEquities
    US streaks ahead of Europe in stock market recovery

    Lack of tech bias in indices of UK, French and Italian equities puts them far behind peers

  • Monday, 10 August, 2020
    ExplainerUS Inflation
    US faces inflation threat as money supply rockets

    If the Fed loses control of price rises, the stock market could be shaken up, Wall St bank says

  • Monday, 3 August, 2020
    ExplainerOil & Gas industry
    Gas flaring hits highest level in a decade

    There is little incentive to end the polluting practice because of low oil and gas prices

  • Monday, 27 July, 2020
    ExplainerNegative interest rates
    Desperate hunt for yield forces investors to take ‘extreme risk’

    More than 60 per cent of the global bond market now yields less than 1 per cent

  • Monday, 20 July, 2020
    ExplainerUS equities
    S&P 500 walled in by pandemic and election worries

    US earnings season concerns are also weighing on investor sentiment

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