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An Australian real estate investment trust has limited how much investors can withdraw, citing challenging property conditions. Investors in the unlisted A$2.5 billion ($1.72 billion) Charter Hall Direct PFA Fund received only a quarter of what they requested, per Reuters. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 14, 2023 h/t Simian_Stacker
By Graham Summers, MBA As I keep emphasizing, the U.S. is becoming an emerging market. Two of the hallmarks of emerging markets are a weak domestic currency and higher inflation. While neither of these are good for those living in the nation, they do make the performance in the domestic stock market look fantastic. Case in point, …
via YAHOO: The National Council for Social Security Fund, which oversees about $417 billion according to the latest available figures, has advised asset managers that handle its money to sell some bonds including those from riskier LGFVs and private developers after a review, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing …
Blackstone chief operating officer Jon Gray said that in the short term, certain companies would be retreating from the real estate market due to the growing correction concerns. Read more: https://t.co/nDI4FW29Vl — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 12, 2023 Can you show me on the chart? pic.twitter.com/xKxTqCZob7 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) July 12, 2023
Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” is no stranger to bold claims. In fact, his energetic and boisterous style is a key part of his long-running TV show. Now, the notorious stock picker has made another bold and controversial claim. “An economic wave is about to hit that will be fantastic for investors,” Cramer …
Banks would lose $541 billion in ‘hard landing’ contingency: Fed The Federal Reserve said Thursday that banks are well capitalized enough to endure a severe recession but stand to lose $541 billion if the economy heads south. The findings came from the Fed’s annual stress test of the banking sector, which is based on major …
Investors going all in. Funds going for crypto again. Our BTC models are ready, will de delivered to community shortly. They will help risk manage better 👉 https://t.co/zQml4Uf1Vf pic.twitter.com/yc14f2wmzF — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) June 26, 2023 Microsoft, Apple, and top five companies accounted for 50% of NASDAQ 100 weight. Microsoft and Apple, together with next …
via bloomberg: Gold edged higher as investors assessed increasing geopolitical uncertainty and recessionary signals. Bullion rose as much as 0.6% on Monday after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s extraordinary mutiny. Still, the upside for the haven was limited after Prigozhin suddenly halted his dramatic advance toward Moscow over the weekend.
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/gensler-prepared-remarks-iac-06222023 Highlights: The use of predictive data analytics, however, also can lead to potential conflicts. Conflicts may arise to the extent that advisers or brokers are optimizing for their own interests as well as others. I have asked the staff to make recommendations to the Commission for potential rulemaking on these matters, …
by Martin Armstrong Dutch researchers at the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus released a study entitled “Buy-to-Live vs. Buy-to-Let: The Impact of Real Estate Investors on Housing Costs and Neighborhoods.” The study examined a legal Dutch ban on buy-to-let or rental investments. Researchers studied home prices, sales, and the demographics of residents in areas with this law. …
“The larger the US balance of payments deficit is, the more it spends militarily and politically around the world, the more foreign central banks end up financing the domestic budget deficit so that the US Treasury doesn’t have to borrow from US investors – it doesn’t have to create money itself… Well, that means that …
PEG ratio measures what investors are willing to pay for a company's earnings growth — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 19, 2023 Apple $AAPL made a new all-time high last week and is now just over 3.1% away from a $3 trillion market cap. pic.twitter.com/HgLmSUskG9 — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) June 19, 2023 Current short interest on big …
Since S&P 500’ s October low, forward P/E of 50 largest stocks (blue) is up by 30% … there hasn’t been any gain in forward EPS (orange) over same timeframe[Past performance is no guarantee of future results] pic.twitter.com/x46OMr9Ufe — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 16, 2023 Source: Goldman Sachs — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June …
by DesmondMilesDant Do these things matter? As you can see from the chart, the corporate bond spreads for both BBB and AAA rated bonds have been widening in recent years. This is indicative of increasing risk aversion among investors, as they demand higher yields to compensate for the perceived increased risk of default. However, it …
The market is currently being driven by fear and greed. The Fear & Greed Index is a measure of how fearful or greedy investors are. When the index is high, it means that investors are feeling confident and are more likely to take risks. When the index is low, it means that investors are feeling …
By Graham Summers, MBA There are two primary reasons why inflation has remained so persistent despite the Fed raising rates from 0.25% to 5.25% in the span of 14 months. 1) The Fed is using the wrong tools to end inflation. 2) The Federal Government continues COVID-19 emergency levels of spending. Yesterday we discussed #1. …
Spread between S&P 500's forward earnings yield and 10y U.S. Treasury yield has fallen to lowest since mid-2007 pic.twitter.com/n3yxB1MylX — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 8, 2023 Investors are piling into calls Intraday put/call ratio reached levels not seen since July 2021 pic.twitter.com/ngjgLv8Gds — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1666851230503645192 Apple cuts Vision Pro …
Big tech stocks have some of the highest short interest in the market. Last month, investors added $3.57 billion to their short positions against $TSLA, $2.5 billion against $NVDA and $7.26 billion against $META — Cheddar Flow (@CheddarFlow) June 4, 2023 https://twitter.com/VSoien/status/1665479234213539842 https://twitter.com/VSoien/status/1665481649436459011 Job cut announcements in technology picked up in May: pic.twitter.com/kFipcmACz1 — unusual_whales …
Wall Street Investors have officially abandoned the Housing Market. With Redfin reporting a colossal 49% crash in investor purchases in Q1 2023. This is the biggest annual decline on record. Even bigger than the drop that occurred in 2005 right before the last crash. pic.twitter.com/9GyHqzHCKl — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) May 31, 2023 2) Higher interest …
via economist: Not long ago trading in American stock options was limited mainly to professional investors. Options are contracts that provide the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price over a fixed time period. They can deliver big payouts if a stock moves in the desired direction, and expire worthless otherwise. Sophisticated …