• September 12, 2024

Trump Tariff Threat Bodes Badly for Stocks, Lazard Strategist Says

(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s plans to impose sweeping tariffs on foreign-produced goods are likely to reignite the risk of high inflation and low US economic growth, posing a threat to stocks, according to a Lazard strategist.Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisFor Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can Be a New Barrier to HousingHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceAfter a Record Hot Summer, Pressure Grows for A/C MandatesChicago Hal

  • September 12, 2024

One of Europe's Most Important Tech Stocks Is Finally Winning Over US Investors

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s SAP SE has long been one of Europe’s most important tech stocks. But it’s now winning more US investor interest — and shaking off a long history of trading at a discount to peers.Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisFor Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can Be a New Barrier to HousingHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceAfter a Record Hot Summer, Pressure Grows for A/C MandatesChicago Halts Hiring as Deficit To

  • September 12, 2024

Short Sellers Ditch European Real Estate Stocks as Cycle Bottoms

(Bloomberg) -- Short sellers are closing more bearish bets on European property companies because of expectations falling interest rates will support stock valuations. Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisFor Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can Be a New Barrier to HousingHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceAfter a Record Hot Summer, Pressure Grows for A/C MandatesChicago Halts Hiring as Deficit Tops $1 Billion Through 2025Short inte

  • September 12, 2024

Potential return of Trump fuels concern among emerging market investors

A tight U.S. presidential election race has unnerved investors in emerging markets, who fear a return of former President Donald Trump to the White House could hurt emerging markets just as they were poised to shine. But analysts are now concerned that under a second Trump presidency trade barriers could be buttressed, spurring a rebound in inflation and thereby interest rates, lifting the dollar and eventually weighing on emerging markets again. "Normally this would be a good macro backdrop for emerging markets: resilient growth, continued disinflation and a weak dollar," Arun Sai, senior multiasset strategist at Pictet Asset Management, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum (GMF).