After rocking first-half, 'misplaced pessimism' risks ending 2019 investor party

United States News News

After rocking first-half, 'misplaced pessimism' risks ending 2019 investor party
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 97%

After possibly the best first-half of a year ever for world markets, investors n...

LONDON - After possibly the best first-half of a year ever for world markets, investors now find themselves hoping for a familiar fallback to keep the party going: central banks wading in with more stimulus.

And risks abound, not least from trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies and elevated share and bond valuations, which may tempt investors to sell and book profits. Markets’ dependency on central bank stimulus has created a disconnect in asset pricing that has dominated 2019. Demand for government debt is predicted to remain high — Goldman Sachs said their downside risk scenario for the 10-year German Bund DE10YT=RR, the go-to safe-haven European government bond, is to yield around -0.5%. It hit a record -0.34% low last week.

What’s more, rock-bottom volatility — swings in prices — favors seeking “carry”, a strategy where investors sell lower-yield assets to buy higher-yielding securities.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Reuters /  🏆 2. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

https://ew.com/https://ew.com/Entertainment Weekly has all the latest news about TV shows, movies, and music, as well as exclusive behind the scenes content from the entertainment industry.
Read more »

Review: The 2019 GMC Sierra AT4 is the off-road truck, refinedReview: The 2019 GMC Sierra AT4 is the off-road truck, refinedIf Ram is making the best luxury truck right now and Ford has the most exciting off-roader, the GMC Sierra AT4 splits the difference between them.
Read more »

Egypt's President Sisi approves 2019-20 budget: official gazetteEgypt's President Sisi approves 2019-20 budget: official gazetteEgypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved the 2019-2020 budget on Sun...
Read more »

New York Pride 2019 Draws Celebs Far and WideNew York Pride 2019 Draws Celebs Far and WideHollywood's east coast crowd were out in force for the NYC Pride Parade.
Read more »

Madonna Pays Heartfelt Tribute to the LGBTQ Community at Pride Island 2019Madonna Pays Heartfelt Tribute to the LGBTQ Community at Pride Island 2019Madame X closed out day 2 of Pride Island, which was especially packed thanks to the fact that New York Pride -- already a massive event -- was more than doubled thanks to WorldPride taking up residence in NYC this year with June 28 marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, where Black trans women kicked off the modern fight for LGBTQ equality.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-23 21:02:19