Benchmark tracking investors’ fear of fear trades above long-term averages
Investors withdrew $2.5bn during market plunge on fears of economic slowdown and lower coupons if interest rates fall
Infrastructure and building-related stocks advance on hopes Labour policies will spur growth
Traders braced for further volatility in currency ahead of knife-edge Bank of Japan meeting
Hedge funds and investors lured by high interest rates, but flows could leave country vulnerable to a shift in sentiment
Highest ETF inflows in four years come as electric car sales flag
Regulators on watch as exchange closing auctions suck up daily share trading volumes
Unexpectedly strong dollar and misfiring ‘carry trades’ fuel 4.4% loss
Traders bet ECB will have limited room to cut rates this year with inflation above target
Options trading frenzy fuels wild swings in share price
Proportion of investment-grade companies at risk of falling to junk now exceeds those likely to be upgraded
Chicago Fed’s index of financial conditions falls to lowest level since January 2022
Analysts forecast Rome will tap institutional investors for more debt
Wall Street equities have recently bucked historical trend of moving inversely to greenback
Eurozone borrowing costs seen as likely to fall first as strength of US economy lowers chance of imminent rate cuts
Difference between spot price and future delivery is the largest ever, in records that go back to 1994
After years of underperformance, some investors eye bargains on London market
‘No one is really worried about small downturns,’ say investors
Concerns about independence of central bank weigh on currency, as Warsaw’s relations with EU thaw
European investors opt for junk bond ETFs in home markets over US for first time since 2019
Trends since 1950 point to double-digit gains in next 12 months, but caution needed over tech dominance
Countries issued record amount of debt in January as investors sought to lock in yields
Activity in futures contracts linked to cryptocurrency surges to record levels in January
UK bonds underperform US and German counterparts after unexpected rise in inflation
Higher borrowing costs regarded as less likely due to economic fallout from New Year’s Day earthquake
