Sharp days of volatility, like the ones lately rocking markets, can create big winners and losers on Wall Street. But the year’s wild swings also have dramatically repriced financial assets, Read more
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As investors hasten to the exit, $68 billion flees U.S. bond funds in 2022
U.S. bond funds have endured the worst stretch of sustained outflows since the 2013 “taper tantrum” panic, with roughly $67.8 billion exiting mutual funds and exchange-traded funds already this year, Read more
Stocks and bonds are ‘discounting for a disaster’ after the worst stretch for investors in 20 years
Things could always get worse. The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.51% on Friday cemented its worst monthly percentage fall since the pandemic lockdowns of March 2020, but also joined the Read more
BlackRock warns investors should buy defensive stocks and bonds as tech-led rally at risk of fizzling
Following July’s spectacular rally, U.S. stocks SPX, -0.49% have been caught in a tight trading range over the past two weeks as investors struggle to make sense of some of Read more
Stagflation, reflation, soft landing or a slump — what Wall Street expects in the second half of 2022
As the first half of 2022 draws to a close, Wall Street investment banks and their legions of strategists have been busy telling clients what they should expect in the Read more
Fed rolls out new index to flag early warning signs of distress in corporate bonds
The New York Federal Reserve on Wednesday rolled out a new index to help detect early warning signs of distress in the near $10 trillion U.S. corporate bond market, roughly Read more