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Copper's Options Paradox

Insights and Analysis Jun 18, 2019 | 11:00 am

Copper closely tracks growth in China, yet copper options prices tend to be closely related to U.S. monetary policy. How will Fed rate cuts impact the metal?

Will Fed Rate Cuts Bolster Job Growth?

Insights and Analysis Jun 17, 2019 | 11:00 am

Corporations slowed hiring in May amid concerns over the drawn-out trade war with China. Are Fed rate cuts the impetus that can galvanize employment?

How Interest Rates, Inflation Impact Equity Select Sectors

Insights and Analysis Jun 11, 2019 | 16:35 pm

Tech stocks loathe volatility, higher short-term rates benefit financials but hurt real estate and utilities. See key factors that drive equity select sectors.

Are U.S. and UK Interest Rates About to Converge?

Insights and Analysis Jun 11, 2019 | 11:00 am

The U.S. and UK have many similarities, including low unemployment and core inflation, but their interest rates are wide apart. Is this gap about to close?

Flood Havoc

Insights and Analysis Jun 10, 2019 | 11:00 am

Flooding has imperiled crops and livestock in the agricultural heartland at a time when farmers are already feeling the pain of the trade war with China.

Forces That Drive Equity Select Sectors

Insights and Analysis Jun 6, 2019 | 11:00 am

Equity sectors moved in tandem until 2014 when they drifted apart as their correlation weakened. Find out the fundamental and financial forces behind this.

Will Brexit Derail the Conservative Party?

Insights and Analysis Jun 5, 2019 | 11:00 am

Just as internal strife disintegrated the Liberal Party in the 1900s, could the Conservative Party's split over Brexit be its undoing in the next election?

Bonds Raise Recession Concerns

Insights and Analysis Jun 3, 2019 | 11:00 am

A rally in U.S. Treasuries, with prices rising and yields dropping, has reignited concerns over the health of the economy. What's driving the bond market?