Category Archives: Syndicated
Blackstone closes ‘largest ever’ maiden growth equity vehicle at $4.5bn
(Opalesque)The private equity giant Blackstone announced the final close of its first growth equity fund – Blackstone Growth – with $4.5 billion in capital commitments from a wide range of family offices, entrepreneurs, endowments, strategic institutional investors, pension funds, and […]
Stock futures slip as Wall Street looks to rebound from losing week
(CNBC) U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Sunday evening as Wall Street looked to bounce back from a losing week. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68 points, or 0.2%. Those for the S&P 500 were […]
“Markets are shifting”: How US hedge fund Mill Hill Capital is carving opportunities from structured credit dislocation
(Hedgeweek) Founded in 2015 by David Meneret (above left), a former Macquarie senior portfolio manager and structured credit specialist of almost 20 years, New York-based credit hedge fund Mill Hill Capital believes the current market landscape offers fertile ground for […]
The Fed could be a source of market volatility as Powell and others speak in the week ahead
(CNBC) The Federal Reserve could remain a source of angst for markets in the week ahead, with chairman Jerome Powell scheduled to testify twice before Congress and more than a dozen other Fed speeches expected. In the approaching week, bond […]
Canadian Pacific Railway to buy Kansas City Southern for $25 billion
(CNBC) Canadian Pacific Railway on Sunday said it has agreed to buy Kansas City Southern for $25 billion in a cash-and-shares deal to create the first rail network connecting the United States, Mexico, and Canada, betting on a pick-up in […]
Investors will get temporary relief from falling Treasury yields this spring, market forecaster Jim Bianco predicts
(CNBC) Investors may get a break from the market’s wild swings. Wall Street forecaster Jim Bianco expects stocks to get a boost this spring because the benchmark 10-year Treasury Note yield will temporarily retreat. “The near-term forecast is it’s oversold, […]
Trends in demand for hedge fund strategies
(Hedgeweek) By Don A Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising of numerous strategies that attract varying degrees of interest over time. Demand for each strategy is impacted by many variables including capital market valuations, expectations of economic […]
The bond market rebels as it adjusts to the Federal Reserve’s inflation policy
(CNBC) Treasury yields flared on Thursday as bond market players grappled with the Federal Reserve’s willingness to allow inflation to heat up. The 10-year Treasury yield shot up from 1.64% late Wednesday to 1.75% Thursday, a 14-month high. It was […]
10-year Treasury yield climbs above 1.7% for 14-month high, 30-year rate briefly tops 2.5%
(CNBC) The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped above 1.7% on Thursday, its highest level in more than a year, despite reassurance from the Federal Reserve that it had no plans to hike interest rates anytime soon, nor taper its bond-buying […]
Nasdaq tumbles 3% as soaring yields hit tech shares, S&P 500 closes 1.5% lower
(CNBC) Technology shares led the U.S. stock market lower on Thursday as a spike in bond yields fueled concern about equity valuations and prompted investors to sell growth-focused high flyers. To read this article:
Zuckerberg: Facebook may actually be in a ‘stronger position’ after Apple’s iOS 14 privacy changes
(CNBC) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said he is confident the social media company “will be able to manage through” Apple’s upcoming planned privacy update to iOS 14, which will make it easier for iPhone and iPad users to […]
Fed sees stronger economy and higher inflation, but no rate hikes
(CNBC) The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sharply ramped up its expectations for economic growth but indicated that there are no interest rate hikes likely through 2023 despite an improving outlook and a turn this year to higher inflation. As widely […]