The prospect of a trade war has had little impact on US financial markets so far, but expected tariffs on China and other trading partners could prove to be a hurdle to the market's ongoing bull run. During his campaign, President Donald Trump pledged to impose 60% tariffs on China once he took office and threatened another 10% tariff on the first day of his second term. He has...
READShort sellers increasingly targeted materials stocks toward the end of 2024, with the sector recording one of the highest run-ups in short interest on major US exchanges during December. Short interest in the materials sector, which includes metal and chemical producers and makers of construction materials, jumped to 3.3% at the end of December, up 40 basis points from the end ...
READInstitutions continued to aggressively sell equities through the end of 2024, but capital kept flowing into index and exchange traded funds and passive, broad-based investment strategies. Institutional investors in December 2024 sold a net $50.20 billion of equities, up about 50% from November and the highest level of monthly selling in 2024, according to the latest data from S...
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