Sometimes it helps to take look the world through an unconventional perspective when thinking about the size of things.So here’s a pretty awesome map from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett that shows the world according to free-float equity market capitalization in billions of dollars measured by the MSCI.The US, with a market cap of $19.8 trillion, is the […]
Investors haven’t been this cautious on the US stock market since 2007. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s latest global fund manager survey, overall exposure to the US stock market moved to a 14% net underweight position. This marked the sixth-straight month that fund managers were net underweight the US stock market, the longest stretch since 2007 in the run-up to the financial […]
REUTERS/China DailyAn investor adjusts his glasses as he looks at a computer screen in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, July 9, 2015.There’s been a lot of panic in recent weeks about the colossal collapse of China’s stock markets, from both banks and Beijing.But Goldman Sachs thinks naysayers have […]
A record $13 billion (£8.4 billion) went into Chinese equity funds in the last week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as China’s government scrambles to put a floor under tanking stocks.A BAML Global Research note sent to clients Thursday shows $25 billion (£16 billion) went into stocks globally last week, the biggest inflow since December 2014. More than half of the worldwide total was […]
By Ashley Redmond, ContributorTechnological advances in financial and investment tools give investors a myriad of options, including online trading. Online trading accounts can benefit many types of investors, from the beginner who needs assistance getting an investment plan started to the knowledgeable investor who can use the online trading tools to pursue an investment strategy.GOBankingRates surveyed the best stock brokers […]
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Flickr user markusramNot yet.The biggest threat to stock probably isn’t what you think.People who think the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases drove the rally in stocks are dreading higher interest rates.They argue that higher rates will derail the rally by increasing the cost of borrowing and putting pressure on company’s earnings.But analysts at Bank of America […]
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The big disconnect in the US stock market just keeps getting bigger.A new Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey published Thursday finds that US investors have pulled $99 billion out of equities year-to-date — including net outflows in 11 of the past 12 weeks — despite stock prices continuing to break record highs.This week also […]
ReutersOn Thursday morning, the employment cost index, or ECI, for the first quarter will be released. Unlike the average hourly earnings number released in the monthly jobs report, the ECI is a more comprehensive measure of compensation, taking into account things like how much employers spend on things like benefits in addition to wages. Currently expectations are for the report to show […]
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There’s a huge disconnect in the US stock market right now.A new Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey published Friday finds that US investors have pulled $79B out of equities year to date — including net outflows in 9 of the past 10 weeks — despite stock prices continuing to break new record highs.On Thursday, the Nasdaq closed at its […]
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There’s a huge disconnect in the US stock market right now.A new Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey published Friday finds that U.S. investors have pulled $79B out of equities year to date — including net outflows in 9 of the past 10 weeks — despite stock prices continuing to break new record highs.On Thursday, the Nasdaq closed at its […]
