A Higher Stock-Bond Correlation Doesn't Doom the 60/40 Portfolio
Personal Finance

A Higher Stock-Bond Correlation Doesn't Doom the 60/40 Portfolio

The classic 60/40 portfolio is being questioned as stock-bond correlations rise, but a narrow focus on co-movement misse...

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Weak Ruble Keeps Russian Bond Yields Near 15.2% Despite Weekly Deflation
Markets

Weak Ruble Keeps Russian Bond Yields Near 15.2% Despite Weekly Deflation

A second week of falling consumer prices was not enough to lift Russian government bonds, as a 2.6% ruble slide, a widen...

Yael Ben-David 👁 48 💬 0
Argentina’s Merval Snaps Losing Streak, But Bond Drop Pushes Country Risk to Two-Month High
Markets

Argentina’s Merval Snaps Losing Streak, But Bond Drop Pushes Country Risk to Two-Month High

The S&P Merval added 1.1% to end a six-day slide, while sovereign dollar bonds fell 0.7%, lifting J.P. Morgan’s EMBI spr...

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Global Markets Cap a Historic Week at Record Highs as Geopolitical Optimism and Rate Hopes Converge
Markets

Global Markets Cap a Historic Week at Record Highs as Geopolitical Optimism and Rate Hopes Converge

Stock indices from Madrid to New York set fresh records after a dramatic shift from fear to euphoria, powered by US–Iran...

Yael Ben-David 👁 48 💬 0
North Rhine-Westphalia’s 2054 Bond Trades at 4.04% Yield After Issuance
Markets

North Rhine-Westphalia’s 2054 Bond Trades at 4.04% Yield After Issuance

A 30-year state bond from North Rhine-Westphalia, rated Aa1 by Moody’s, offers investors a yield of 4.04% at the current...

Yael Ben-David 👁 29 💬 0
Five of Seven Market Thermometer Gauges Still Run Above Long-Term Averages
Markets

Five of Seven Market Thermometer Gauges Still Run Above Long-Term Averages

Morningstar's market gauge shows gold, stocks, rates, the dollar and housing still elevated despite the recent pullbacks...

Yael Ben-David 👁 60 💬 0
Musk sees AI deflation; the bond market sees inflation — and distrusts the Fed
Economy

Musk sees AI deflation; the bond market sees inflation — and distrusts the Fed

Elon Musk predicts AI-driven deflation will make money almost worthless; markets are instead pricing higher inflation an...

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