Firmer U.S. equity markets are triggering renewed demand for risk at the mid-session. This is helping to weaken the Dollar while fueling a rally in the higher yielding Australian Dollar and New Zealan...
Higher-yielding assets received a boost this session following that wealthier euro-zone nations will assist Greece financia...
Higher-yielding assets received a boost this session following speculation that wealthier euro-zone nations will assist Greece financially....
Higher-yielding, riskier assets were on the upside for a while this session following mostly positive economic data showing an improvement in US jobless claims figures....
On Feb 18, 2010, the US Fed announced an increase in the short-term discount from 0.25% to 0.75%. This is likely ju...
Over the past many months, I have spent much time on this blog writing about US Treasury bonds. Treasury bonds have become a tale of two diverse stories, and both stories have the potential to be secu...
We’ve had a wobbly few weeks but a decent bounce back. Looking at the main indices you could even perhaps see a ‘bullish pennant’ forming. Possibly a breakout? As readers of my blogs w...
Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) should appeal to growth and income investors. The company is expected to generate long-term EPS growth of 14.7%, and it has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Company Description Xilin...
Manulife Financial Corporation’s (MFC) fourth quarter earnings of 48 cents per share were below of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. The miss was driven by mark-to-market adjustments in real...
Fixed income investments are a crucial component of any well diversified portfolio. Depending on investor age and time until retirement, most financial professionals recommend that at least half of yo...