Panic swept across equity markets yesterday as the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a hawkish 0.25% interest rate cut, as expected. The real surprise came from upward revisions to inflation projections for next year and forecasts calling for fewer rat
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As we enter the final weeks of 2024, one of the strongest alternative investment strategies this year has been equity market neutral investing. Through the end of November, the HFRI Equity Market Neutral Index has gained 10.2%, with a beta to the S&a
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The champagne popped yesterday after the Nasdaq Composite Index (CCMP) rallied 1.8% and surpassed the 20,000-point milestone for the first time. Strength from most of its mega-cap components underpinned yesterday’s rally, a common theme since t
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- The latest release from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows small businesses plan to put their capital spending into overdrive.
- Further, overall optimism spiked to the highest since June 2021 and is now...
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Looking back, 2024 was another strong year for stocks. The market was driven higher by unwavering trends in technology, an enduring economy with moderating inflation, Fed rate cuts, and the prospect of investor-friendly policies from the incoming adm
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With October behind us, we conducted a deeper dive into fund flows over the month. Flows measure the net movement of cash into and out of investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF). We analyzed flows to gain insight int
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U.S. stocks pulled back this week as post-election momentum lost steam, paired with falling rate cut odds after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell. On the macro side, key inflation data arrived broadly in-line with estimat
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With Donald Trump’s recent presidential election victory, the landscape for alternative investments may be poised for meaningful changes. While future shifts in policy are far from certain and will likely remain ambiguous well into 2025, we hav
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U.S. stocks returned to positive territory, powered by long-anticipated U.S. election results and the second rate cut in the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary easing cycle. European stocks closed the week lower, struggling amid lackluster corpor
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The 2024 U.S. presidential election has now concluded with Donald Trump emerging victorious over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. As the dust settles on this hotly contested race, financial markets are responding to the outcome and its potential i
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