The UAE's ascent.
Do you know that the UAE's stock markets have a larger market capitalization than Brazil's or Spain's? Do you also know that the UAE's IPOs have been 2nd worldwide in raising capital? Source: Ryan Lemand, PhD, Bloomberg
China stocks: still a long way to come back to the top...
Source: Bloomberg
Boeing cut to BAA3 from BAA2 by Moody's, outlook negative.
Source: Markets & Mayhem
Chinese tech stocks are up 10% this week, set for best week since the reopening rally in late 2022 as things stand.Clone)
Source: David Ingles, Bloomberg
The power of share buybacks
'Since 2013, we have now bought back almost 50% of our shares.' Pulte 2023 Annual Report Source: MastersInvest.com, Bloomberg
How are the 'Magnificent 7' Tech Stocks doing so far this year?
Nvidia Is Up +53.9% $NVDA Meta Is Up +35.9% $META Amazon Is Up +14.9% $AMZN Alphabet Is Up +10.5% $GOOGL Microsoft Is Up +6.1% $MSFT Apple Is Down -14.3% $AAPL Tesla Is Down -40.8% $TSLA $SPY Source: Bloomberg, Jesse Cohen
"The stock-bond correlation switch is the ultimate diversification regime shift."
"You don't have as great a need for alternatives when the correlation is negative. Investor search for diversification should be at a heightened level." Source: BofA, Darren
As shown by Jeroen Blokland >>> The Ishares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF is down 48% since April 2020.
This means investors have realized a negative return of 15% annually on long-duration bonds over the last four years. Moreover, this 'return' was realized with structurally higher volatility and, on average, a positive correlation with stocks. It also means the market for long-duration bonds has to double(!) to erase losses. Source: Jeroen Blokland
