Bulls Overtake Bears in Race Between Leveraged China ETFs
China’s latest GDP numbers may have slowed to 6.5% year-over-year in the third quarter, missing expectations of 6.6%, but the Direxion Daily…
Trade Wars
China ETFs Turn the Other Cheek at Country’s Latest GDP Numbers
China-focused exchange-traded-funds turned the other cheek when the country’s latest gross domestic product numbers showed that economic growth slowed to 6.5% year-over-year…
Investor Flight to Japan May Be on the Horizon
The sight of a bull may be on the horizon in the “Land of the Rising Sun” as Japan is now stepping into…
IMF: ‘Clouds on the Horizon’ for Global Growth
For the first time in two years, the International Monetary Fund expressed skepticism for global growth in the coming years as the organization…
China Preparing Itself for Long, Drawn-Out Trade War with U.S.
A white paper published by China last month revealed that the country can economically withstand the effects of a long, drawn-out trade…
JP Morgan Expects ‘Full-Blown Trade War’ Between U.S. and China
If the tariff-for-tariff tradeoff between the United States and China resembles a mere scuffle, multinational investment bank J.P. Morgan expects it to…
Bonds Yields Boosted by New U.S.-Canada NAFTA Agreement
U.S. Treasury bond yields got a boost from the United States and Canada agreeing to a deal that would effectively rework the…
Canada Likely to Mimic U.S. with Rate Hikes After NAFTA Deal
The Bank of Canada will likely mimic the U.S. by instituting its own rate hikes now that both countries have agreed to…
Dow Soars Over 250 Points on U.S.-Canada NAFTA Deal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by over 250 points on news that the United States and Canada reached an agreement on…
Ray Dalio: When Interest Rates Hit Zero Percent
Ray Dalio is the founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. Dalio is sharing…
US, China Hit Each Other With Bigger Tariffs, Pompeo Says US Will ‘Win’
The US-China trade war escalated on Monday after both sides announced new tariffs on each other’s goods — the biggest so far.…
The U.S. Trade Deficit with China is a Dangerous Scorecard
With the United States and China at loggerheads over trade, investors should be aware of the many economic ties binding the two…
Dow Climbs Over 100 Points Post-Fed Rate Announcement
The markets had some time to digest the interest rate announcement on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve announced an increase of the…
Trade Wars Do Not Concern Fed Chair Just Yet
After announcing that the Federal Reserve is raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell…