Global margin call hits European debt markets
Hedges blow up after risk gauges in Germany’s government debt market exceeded those of the 2008 world crash. Guest Post by David P. Goldman from
Hedges blow up after risk gauges in Germany’s government debt market exceeded those of the 2008 world crash. Guest Post by David P. Goldman from
Hedge fund managers sit at the top of the financial world’s food chain. They’re generally seen as the smartest money managers, and their companies have
About a year ago, Argentina – which has inflated away and/or defaulted on its currency every few decades for the past century – issued 100-year
One of the big surprises of the past few years is the number of brand-name hedge funds reporting terrible results. Their customers are not amused:
For the past 50 or so years, the quickest way for a sharp young sociopath to get rich has been to join an investment bank
How do you make money in a world where history is meaningless? The answer, for a growing number of big fund managers, is that you
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Let’s start with the latest on the global descent into negative interest rates: Fed would consider negative rates if economy soured – Yellen (Reuters) –
If you ignore their recent volatility, the financial markets are painting a fairly happy picture. The S&P 500, for instance, is closer to its 12-month
Wal-Mart just announced flat year-over-year sales, causing its shares to fall by 9% and wiping $20 billion from its market cap. Which would be unremarkable
For those who keep hearing about hedge funds but aren’t quite sure what they are: Think mutual fund with no rules. A hedge fund is
As negative interest rates spread from Switzerland, Japan and Germany to the rest of the developed world, people with money to invest face some life-defining
Bloomberg is reporting on the rising number of hedge funds shorting gold: Gold Bear Bets Reach Record as Soros Cuts Holdings Hedge-fund managers are making
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