Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Business|Economy|Finance

How some hedge funds would trade a rate cutting cycle

While many investors hope falling interest rates will usher in a soft economic landing, others forecast a calm before the storm.

How some hedge funds would trade a rate cutting cycle
Business|Europe|Finance

Hedge fund Citadel expands Global Fixed Income and Macro team

Hedge fund Citadel said on Monday it has hired London-based portfolio managers for its Fixed Income and Macro business adding three new hires to start from November

Business|Finance

Hedge funds switch to buying banks, insurance and trading firms, says Goldman Sachs

Banks, insurance and trading firms returned to favour as hedge funds last week snapped up these company stocks at the fastest pace since June 2023, a Goldman Sachs

Hedge funds switch to buying banks, insurance and trading firms, says Goldman Sachs
Finance|Stock Markets

NZ dollar, Japan bonds zap trend hedge fund August returns, bank data shows

Trend-following hedge funds took a hit from their bets on the New Zealand dollar and Japanese stocks and bonds in August, when global markets were rattled by

NZ dollar, Japan bonds zap trend hedge fund August returns, bank data shows
Business|Economy|Finance

Hedge funds held gains in August market rollercoaster

Global hedge funds posted positive returns in August even as the unwind in popular yen carry trades whipsawed markets, according to bank research

Hedge funds held gains in August market rollercoaster
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Hedge funds bet against banks, insurance and property, says Goldman Sachs

Hedge funds continued to take bets against bank and financial stocks in the week to Friday, Goldman Sachs wrote in a note seen by Reuters on Monday, amid reported

Hedge funds bet against banks, insurance and property, says Goldman Sachs
Business|Finance|News

Wall Street sends stocks up, dollar down ahead of Fed news

Global stocks pushed higher and the dollar tipped lower on Monday, after shares surged last week on expectations the U.S. economy would dodge a

Wall Street sends stocks up, dollar down ahead of Fed news
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Hedge funds sell planes, trains, automobiles; buy energy stocks, says Goldman

Hedge funds sold industrial stocks at the fastest pace since December, while buying energy stocks for the fourth straight week last week, a Goldman Sachs note seen

Hedge funds sell planes, trains, automobiles; buy energy stocks, says Goldman
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Traders lose billions on big volatility short after stocks rout

A wager that stock markets would stay calm has cost retail traders, hedge funds and pension funds billions after a selloff in global stocks, highlighting the risks

Traders lose billions on big volatility short after stocks rout
Business|Economy|Finance

Japan-focused hedge funds drop 3.7%, biggest daily loss in Goldman Sachs' records

Japan-focused hedge funds face the steepest daily performance losses on Goldman Sachs' records, the bank said in a note on Monday, following a global stock rout

Japan-focused hedge funds drop 3.7%, biggest daily loss in Goldman Sachs' records
Business|Finance

Hedge fund investor appetite wanes for high fees and private credit, says Goldman Sachs

(This Aug. 2 story has been corrected to read 'wanes for,' not 'hit by,' in the headline and to clarify that the 15% refers to those willing to increase their

Hedge fund investor appetite wanes for high fees and private credit, says Goldman Sachs
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Hedge funds ditch bearish Europe bets at fastest pace in a decade, Goldman says

Global hedge funds ditched bets against European stock markets at the fastest pace in 10 years amid a raft of better-than-expected company results, according to a

Hedge funds ditch bearish Europe bets at fastest pace in a decade, Goldman says
Economy|News

Equities edge higher with US 10-year yield, Powell and inflation in focus

MSCI'S global equities gauge barely gained ground on Monday, while the benchmark U.S.

Equities edge higher with US 10-year yield, Powell and inflation in focus
News|Political

Trump presidency would cause spike in US bond yields, says Edmond de Rothschild investment boss

A win for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election in November would herald a spike in long-term U.S.

Trump presidency would cause spike in US bond yields, says Edmond de Rothschild investment boss
Business|Economy

Hedge funds buy commodity stocks at fastest pace in five months, says Goldman

Hedge funds bought commodity sensitive stocks in the week to July 5 at the fastest pace in five months, said a Goldman Sachs note to clients seen by Reuters on

Hedge funds buy commodity stocks at fastest pace in five months, says Goldman
Business|Economy

Hedge funds miss post-French election stock jump, Goldman Sachs data shows

Hedge funds betting on a rise in banking shares abandoned trades last week at the fastest pace since May 2021, according to a June 28 Goldman Sachs note, meaning

Hedge funds miss post-French election stock jump, Goldman Sachs data shows
Economy

Hedge funds U-Turn on tech; sell everything else - Goldman

Global hedge funds turned positive on U.S. technology stocks, piling into the sector in the week ending Jan. 18 at the fastest pace in two months, a Goldman Sachs

Business|Economy

Hedge fund Exodus Point quarter-end performance lifted by basis trade, letter says

Hedge fund Exodus Point was up about 2% for the year to the end of March, according to a letter it sent to investors, benefiting from a bond market basis-trade

Business|Economy

Investors pull $9.9 billion from hedge funds in March - Nasdaq eVestment

Investors withdrew an estimated net $9.9 billion from hedge funds in March, up from $780 million in February and the 22nd consecutive month where industry outflows

Business

Analysis-Cocoa rally and market tumult hoist systematic hedge funds ahead of their peers

Record cocoa prices and markets whipped around by inflation and geopolitics helped hedge funds using systematic strategies outperform their peers in the first

Analysis-Cocoa rally and market tumult hoist systematic hedge funds ahead of their peers
Business

Hedge funds buy largest bulk of bank stocks in a year, Goldman says

Hedge funds piled into bank and financials stocks at the fastest pace in a year, Goldman Sachs said in a note, just in time to catch highs seen European and U.S.

Hedge funds buy largest bulk of bank stocks in a year, Goldman says
Business

Hedge funds call time on tech rally, Goldman Sachs says

Global hedge funds sold tech stocks at their highest pace in almost eight months in the week to Feb.

Hedge funds call time on tech rally, Goldman Sachs says
Business

New hedge funds struggle while established players raise fees to record highs, Goldman says

Investments to new hedge funds in 2023 fell to new lows, while established hedge funds hiked fees to the highest on record, said a client report by Goldman Sachs

New hedge funds struggle while established players raise fees to record highs, Goldman says
Business

Global hedge funds remain short, ready for further US banking turmoil -JPMorgan

Global hedge funds were poised to profit from the plunge that occurred in U.S. regional banking stocks last week, according to a JPMorgan prime brokerage note to

Global hedge funds remain short, ready for further US banking turmoil -JPMorgan
Business

Hedge funds lap up China stocks at fastest pace in 5 years - Goldman

Hedge funds snapped up battered Chinese stocks over three days last week at the fastest pace in more than five years, Goldman Sachs wrote in a note to clients.

Hedge funds lap up China stocks at fastest pace in 5 years - Goldman

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