Economy & Markets
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Shifts Seen in Asia's Fixed-Income Business
By Staff WriterGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--The volume of Asian fixed-income trading fell from 2004 to 2005, and the nature of the market shifted away from government bonds toward higher-risk, higher-yield instruments. So says Greenwich Associates' 2005 Asian Fixed-Income Research Study, released Tuesday. Specifically, a slowdown in institutional trading of government bonds and G-7...
December 09, 2005
No Stocking Stuffers HereRetailer stocks not expected to benefit from holiday boost in sales
December 01, 2005
November's Dream Rally A Nightmare For Some TradersFor stock market bears, last month's blistering equity performance was like a B-movie monster that just won't die. Although crude oil closed at five month lows, energy stocks managed a gain. Bond prices rose as well, even though GDP estimates were revised higher. And despite inflation and other concerns, consumer...
December 01, 2005
Behind the Numbers, with Mark kellerThe chief investment officer of A.G. Edwards thinks that stocks have become the forgotten asset class. "We think investors are better off, from a total...
November 30, 2005
Rising Rates Rank Near Top of Investor WorriesHow will stocks weather the change in climate?
November 23, 2005
MFS Market Watchers Epect More GrowthThe U.S. economy is doing fine and should continue to do grow.[@@]James Swanson, chief investment strategist at MFS Investment Management, Boston, gave that un-dismal ...
November 22, 2005
Looking for Non-Correlative Assets?Eastern European Equity Fund may be worthy of closer look
November 18, 2005
The Microcap Universe ExpandsUntil recently, investors who wanted to own shares of the smallest U.S. companies through exchange-traded funds had no options. But since September, they've had three. Although they all focus on very small stocks, the new offerings -- the iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund (IWC), the First Trust Dow Jones Select...