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January's Stock Market Gloominess Is Misleading; 2014 Growth To …

by Stuart BurnsGlobal equity markets have slumped, risk capital has been repatriated to the U.S. and commodity prices have retrenched. Is 2014 going to be a reverse of 2013, when the S&P 500 rose by 30% and Japan’s Nikkei by 57%, while metal prices fell in the first quarter and then languished rangebound for the rest? Since January, more than […]

Steep selloff continues weak 2014 for stocks, Dow tumbles more …

After a blistering rally that took stocks to record highs last year, January could not have been more different, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell more than 5%.In the first month of the year, traders worried the financial health of both the U.S. and smaller nations meant stocks were too dangerous to continue owning for the time being, […]

US stock rally will survive emerging market crisis: BMO – Financial Post

Fears over a growing emerging market crisis have hit stocks hard in the past month, but BMO Capital Markets is telling investors to relax.“To be sure, U.S. markets are likely to behave much better with emerging market strength, but we strongly disagree with the notion that higher U.S. stock prices require emerging market participation,” said Brian Belski, BMO’s chief investment […]

Asian stocks slip, yen rises in holiday-hit trade | DailyFT – Be …

Asian stocks slip, yen rises in holiday-hit trade

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| E-mail to friend REUTERS: Asian stocks slipped on Friday, as fears about the impact of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus withdrawal on emerging markets offset […]

Stock Market News for January 29, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

A more optimistic outlook on emerging markets and promising consumer data helped benchmarks rebound to a positive finish after three consecutive sessions of losses. In fact, the Dow snapped its five-day rout and was 10 points short of a 100-point gain. Pfizer’s earnings beat also helped benchmarks buck the downtrend. Investors will now closely watch what the Federal Reserve has […]

For those waiting to buy the big stock market dip, good luck

Year to date, the S&P 500 has surrendered 3.6 percent after its staggering 29 percent gain in 2013. A few things have changed regarding market conditions in the new year: The Fed has decided to reduce the pace of its monthly bond purchases by $10 billion, a move that many market pros expect to continue […]

Emerging market chaos hits stock markets and currencies | Business …

Turkish lira bills at a currency exchange office in Istanbul. Turkish lira hit record lows despite the central bank spending an estimated £1bn to prop up the curerency’s value during the day. Photograph: Murad Sezer/REUTERSA series of political scandals and accusations of mismanagement in some of the world’s major developing economies triggered turmoil on international stock exchanges on Friday.The FTSE […]

Traders watching for signs to see if this sell off is the big one

Adding to the sour mood was a sell off in emerging markets, with some impacted by the broader sell off, such as Mexico and Chile, and others reeling on their own stories, like Argentina, Turkey and Brazil. Brazil was impacted by China but also negative comments from Pimco on its finances. (Read more: Brazil’s Rousseff tries to woo […]

Global markets hit by fears of growth slowdown | Stock market | The …

Originally published January 24, 2014 at 7:41 AM | Page modified January 25, 2014 at 2:19 AM
Fear is back in the market.Investors are worried about slower economic growth in China, a gloomier outlook for U.S. corporate profits and an end to easy-money policies in the United States and Europe. They’re also fretting over country-specific troubles around the world […]