Hedge funds snap up US stocks ahead of likely Fed rate cuts, says Goldman Sachs
LONDON -Hedge funds bought U.S. stocks at the fastest pace in seven weeks during the week to August 15, in anticipation of a long-awaited interest rate cut expected from the Federal Reserve in September, according to a Goldman Sachs client…
Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom
NEW YORK -Wall Street’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, Tiger Global Management and Discovery Capital, increased their exposure to Big Tech in the second quarter amid a generational boom in the growth of artificial intelligence. During the June quarter, hedge…
Trump signs order broadening access for alternative assets in 401(k)s
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that aimed to allow more private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency, and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement accounts – opening the way for alternative asset managers to tap a…
Vanguard expands “Investor Choice” proxy voting program
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group on Thursday said it would roughly triple to 10 million the number of investors eligible to direct proxy votes in their funds, continuing an effort that would reduce the firm’s direct impact on shareholder…
Einhorn’s Greenlight gained 8.2% in Q1, remains bullish on gold
NEW YORK -Hedge fund Greenlight Capital gained 8.2% in the first three months of 2025, buoyed by a bet on gold that it said should pay off further as it expects Trump administration policies to continue roiling financial markets. Greenlight…
Analysis-Investors in high anxiety mode after painful week
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island -Trillions of dollars in market prices alternately have been wiped off and added back to portfolios, leading to high anxiety among investors and a move by some to dial down risky positions as they wait to see…
Hedge funds miss out on US equities rally but suffer smaller losses in volatile two days
NEW YORK/HONG KONG -Global equities long/short hedge funds missed out on most of Wednesday’s massive rally in U.S. stocks, triggered by President Donald Trump’s pause on some tariffs for 90 days, but managed to limit their losses during Thursday’s sell-off….
Janus Henderson fund manager says investors should cut exposure to stocks as recession looms
NEW YORK -Janus Henderson, which manages $379 billion in assets, is advising investors to cut stock holdings and buy more investment-grade sovereign bonds as tariffs threaten to slow global growth, its global head of its multi-asset strategy said. Janus Henderson…
Ten trading days that shook financial markets
SINGAPORE/LONDON – The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10. Not in the portfolio of Japanese stocks he runs out of San Francisco, California, but in his appendix. It would have to come out, just as his colleagues…
Wall Street turns sharply lower as markets’ tariff chaos continues
Wall Street’s main indexes fell hard again on Thursday on concerns over the impact of high tariffs on the global economy, marking a U-turn from the previous session’s historic share gains when U.S. President Donald Trump moved to temporarily lower…
Instant View: Stocks rally on Trump’s tariff pause, but uncertainty lingers
NEW YORK – Wall Street surged after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in tariffs unveiled last week that roiled markets and erased trillions of dollars from global stock markets. The policy changes also include a lowered overall…
Individual investors flood advisers with calls, but stay in the market
Individual investors have been working the phones for advice in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements which have sparked fears of a recession. Among the most nervous are those approaching retirement, as the market slide wreaks…
Analysis-Sharp US bond selloff revives flashbacks of COVID-era ‘dash-for-cash’
NEW YORK – A violent U.S. Treasury selloff, evoking the COVID-era “dash for cash,” has reignited fears of fragility in the world’s biggest bond market. The $29-trillion Treasury market had surged in recent weeks as investors dumped stocks for the…
Tariff turmoil leaves investors with few hiding places
LONDON – Investors are dumping U.S. assets they usually favour in times of turmoil as fear over the economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs shakes confidence in traditional safe-havens. The dollar and U.S. Treasuries have taken a…
Wall Street gives up earlier gains as hopes wane for tariff delays, deals
Wall Street’s main indexes flitted between red and green on Tuesday afternoon after rallying sharply in the morning as investors’ hopes ebbed for U.S. delays or concessions on tariffs ahead of a midnight deadline. After stocks tumbled at their fastest…
Global hedge funds suffer losses, net leverage drops as market plunges, says Morgan Stanley
HONG KONG -Hedge funds tracked by Morgan Stanley globally posted growing losses as markets tumbled last week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs, turning year-to-date performance to a 3% decline and driving down their net leverage. Trump…
Wall St futures, oil dive, markets bay for quick US rate cuts
SYDNEY -Asian markets faced more turmoil on Monday as fears of a global trade war saw Wall Street futures plunge, while investors wagered the mounting risk of recession could see U.S. rates cut as early as May. S&P 500 futures…
Instant view: U.S. stock futures tumble indicating another plummet on Wall Street
U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower late on Sunday, suggesting a continuation of the two-day selloff that wiped trillions from equity values after the Trump administration’s tariffs announcement last week. COMMENTS: ROBERT PAVLIK, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER, DAKOTA WEALTH, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT:…
US investors braced for more volatility, bumps ahead of Monday trading open
Investors were nervously awaiting the open of U.S. trading after Wall Street’s selloff last week following the Trump administration’s tariffs announcement, anticipating another week of turbulence as other nations react. In the two days following Trump’s Wednesday tariff announcement, the…