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By Lisa Abramowicz, Miles Weiss and Christine Harper |
May 8, 2013
Hedge funds using debt-trading strategies are expanding at a record pace as they profit from risks big banks are no longer taking.
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By Andrew Harris |
May 6, 2013
Several banks have restrained market competition for credit default swaps, a union pension plan claims.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Hedge funds increased positions on a gold rally by the most in three weeks as central banks signaled no end to economic stimulus, driving prices higher just as analysts and traders turned the most bearish in three years.
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By Lukanyo Mnyanda and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
The yen fell for a third day, trading at almost 100 per dollar, as a decline in the U.S. jobless rate to a four-year low fueled optimism that growth is gathering pace and reduced demand for Japan’s currency as a haven.
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By Charles Mead and Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Apple Inc., the iPhone maker seeking to help finance a $100 billion capital reward for shareholders with borrowed money, may sell its first bonds in almost two decades as soon as today with a six-part offering.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on gold rallying after prices plunged the most in 33 years, underscoring billionaire John Paulson’s view that bullion will rebound.
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By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economic expansion remained “moderate” amid gains in manufacturing, housing and autos that offset weakness in defense-related industries in some regions.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci |
April 16, 2013
Traders who made record bets on volatility scored the biggest gains in almost two months as equities plunged.
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By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2013
Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since July on signs economic growth will slow, curbing demand. West Texas Intermediate oil was little changed before a report that may show a U.S. supply gain.
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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest level ever, as China’s imports grew, Japan reiterated its stimulus plans and investors speculated earnings will beat estimates.
