Brazil’s Hawkish Rate Hike Fails to Stem Market Selloff
  • December 12, 2024

Brazil’s Hawkish Rate Hike Fails to Stem Market Selloff

(Bloomberg) -- Traders dubbed Brazil’s central bank hawkish turn “a shock and awe” move that would lift the nation’s battered assets. A day later, the market is signaling it’s not enough. Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsCloud Computing Tax Threatens Chicago’s Silicon Valley DreamThe Brazilian real closed the session 0.5% lower, the w

S&P 500’s Record Rally Shows Cracks as Most Stocks Left Out
  • December 12, 2024

S&P 500’s Record Rally Shows Cracks as Most Stocks Left Out

(Bloomberg) -- Beneath a stock market that goes from one record to the next lies a concerning trend for some Wall Street strategists: Fewer stocks are buttressing the advance.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsCloud Computing Tax Threatens Chicago’s Silicon Valley DreamThe S&P 500 Index closed out its ninth consecutive day where the num

New Spirit Airlines Notes Reveal Market’s Debt-Deal Anxiety
  • December 12, 2024

New Spirit Airlines Notes Reveal Market’s Debt-Deal Anxiety

(Bloomberg) -- Certain Spirit Airlines Inc. bondholders obtained special protection in a $840 million financing deal poised to propel the airline out of bankruptcy, guarding them from financial restructurings that have roiled debt investors in recent years by favoring some creditors over others.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsCloud C

Wall Street hopes rate cuts will force clients out of cash in 2025
  • December 12, 2024

Wall Street hopes rate cuts will force clients out of cash in 2025

Cash in money markets rose by about $824 billion this year, according to Crane Data, dashing expectations it would find a home in stocks or bonds as the Federal Reserve began cutting rates. Proponents of the asset class have said they are happy earning rates of around 4% - far above the near-zero return cash was paying only a few years ago - with comparatively little risk. Cash in money markets stood at $7.124 trillion as of Dec. 5, according to Crane Data.