Catenaa, Thursday, March 13, 2025- Barclays expects two quarter rate cuts this year, brokerage said on Thursday, with softer US labor market conditions. The brokerage is expecting two quarter-point rate cuts in June and September. It had earlier projected one 25-basis point cut in June. “The softer labor market causes us to add another rate cut, despite […]

Catenaa, Wednesday, March 26, 2025- Barclays has slashed their year-end S&P 500 target to 5,900 with deteriorating economic data and reduced earnings power of the listed companies. Barclays Strategist Venu Krishna slashed his 2025 S&P 500 price target to 5,900 from 6,600 on Wednesday with deteriorating US economic data. The estimate cut reflects Barclay’s expectation […]

Catenaa, Thursday, February 27, 2025– Hedge funds are using a diversified investment strategy that seeks to juice returns through leverage more than a decade after it blew up during the 2008 financial crisis, a Bloomberg report said on Thursday. The report said that the approach, widely known as “portable alpha,” uses derivatives to track returns of long-only […]

Catenaa, Tuesday, April 15, 2025- US auto shares fell on Tuesday despite President Trump delaying auto tariffs after Barclays downgraded the sector to “negative”. Barclays on Tuesday downgraded US autos and mobility sector to “negative” from “neutral”, warning that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could pressure automakers’ earnings and curb investments. Following the downgrade, shares of […]