One sector now owns more than a third of the TSX
Bank shares now decide where the whole index goes, and that cuts both ways

Bank shares now decide where the whole index goes, and that cuts both ways

The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.20% today. The dollar is falling today as stock strength has reduced demand for liquidity in the dollar. Also, today’s weaker-than-expected reports on July ADP employment and July ISM services were bearish for the dollar. Losses in the dollar are limited on hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed…
The latest derivatives disclosures from US mutual funds and life insurers show a continuing tilt away from fixed-rate receivers, a surge in inflation swap trading, and the usual crop of bumper trades and book changes – this time involving BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Pimco, among others. The highlights from the data are summarised below,…
September arabica coffee (KCU26) closed down -3.25 (-0.97%) on Monday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +19 (+0.50%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Monday. Arabica closed lower as below-normal rainfall in Brazil should allow for the pace of the country’s coffee harvest to speed up, a bearish factor for prices. Somar Meteorologia reported…
Wealth Enhancement, an acquisitive Minneapolis-based registered investment advisor overseeing $158.2 billion in client assets, has brought on the investment advisory business of Raleigh, N.C.-area WealthShield Partners and its affiliated wealth management practice, Madison Oaks Wealth Partners, which together managed more than $993 million in assets. WealthShield Partners is led by Managing Partner Robert Leggett, while…
Volvo Cars posts smaller profit for the second quarter
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