In January 2015 at a Managed Funds Association conference I presented findings on the apparent relationship between commodity trading advisor (CTA) drawdowns and the Federal Reserve balance sheet, specifically the outright held securities part of it). The theme of the panel, and a subsequent research paper was: “Managed Futures and CTAs — Where are We and What's Next?”
It’s been a relatively calm start to trading on Monday but that isn’t likely to last long with the rest of the week packed full of major economic and political events that should ensure markets remain quite volatile.
After hearing the historic and unprecedented November 8 election results, we decided it was time to reach out to our family of experts to ask for their opinion on what this Trump win means for stocks and other markets you trade and follow.
To say that it is time for the Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee (FOMC) to raise interest rates later today would be almost meaningless at this point.
To help us sort through the Fed's remarks in anticipating its next moves, we asked traders, Will the Fed tighten rates at the upcoming September meeting in your opinion? Why or why not?
Crude oil prices were largely unchanged today in a volatile session, as traders reacted to comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and reports of missile activity in Saudi Arabia.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech earlier today was consistent with expectations for possible interest rate hikes this year, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said, reinforcing the message that the U.S. economy has strengthened.
