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Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — US Treasuries fell and a gauge of bond volatility rose to the highest in a year as traders counted down to a presidential election that remains too close to call. The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose three basis points to 4.31%, nearing a three-month high, with strategists and investors warning…
Source: Live Mint US stocks were mixed on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election and Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut decision later in the week. As of 1:57 pm Eastern time, the S&P 500 was slipping 0.1 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Bitcoin’s push toward a record high is fizzling as pro-crypto Republican nominee Donald Trump’s election odds drop in betting markets. The biggest digital asset traded around $70,000 after sliding 4% — the most in a month — a day earlier. The retreat comes alongside a narrowing of Trump’s lead over…
Source: Live Mint Bitcoin prices jumped past $71,000 for the first time since June on Tuesday, boosted by inflows into dedicated exchange-traded funds and speculation about the US Presidential Election next week. The largest digital asset, Bitcoin was up 5% at $71,020. Bitcoin prices hit an all-time high of $73,750 in March and have jumped…
Source: Live Mint US Presidential Election 2024: In the context of any event occurring in the United States (US), Indian investors are typically quick to assess the future of the information technology (IT) sector since there is a strong connection between the Indian IT industry and the US. As the US Presidential Election 2024 approaches,…
Source: Live Mint With Samvat 2081 knocking on the door, Krishnan VR, Chief of Quantitative Research team at Marcellus advised investors to look for high-quality companies with clean accounts, returns on capital greater than the cost of capital, strong balance sheets, consistent profitability and reasonable valuations. He also suggested sticking to a long-term asset allocation…
Source: Live Mint US bond yields have been on an upward trajectory, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield reaching a three-month high on Wednesday. This sudden rise in bond yields, occurring ahead of the 2024 US Presidential Election, has exerted downward pressure on global equity markets. The 10-year Treasury yield has surpassed critical technical levels,…
Source: Live Mint Indian markets have lost almost 5 per cent in October so far after four straight months of gains. This is the steepest monthly decline for the Indian markets since March 2020. Geopolitical tensions have been one of the key reasons behind this month’s fall. Domestic brokerage house Emkay recently hosted Ashok Malik,…
Source: Live Mint India stock market news: India’s NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex are trailing only Wall Street’s Nasdaq and S&P 500 as top-performing indexes this year, with analysts expecting the rally to extend into 2025. The Nifty and Sensex have gained 18.7% and 17% respectively in 2024, securing the third and fourth…
Source: Live Mint As geopolitical tensions escalate and stock market valuations reach lofty heights, global markets face an unsettling combination of risks. But India, buoyed by its robust growth engines, appears better positioned to weather the storm, according to Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at investment bank Jefferies. Speaking to a select group…
