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Yolo crowd bets Nvidia could more than double in value by Friday
Yolo crowd bets Nvidia could more than double in value by Friday
NVIDIA, the world’s third-largest company by market value, is turning into a casino for the Yolo trading crowd. Just look at the options activity on Monday (Mar 18), when...
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
SNAP up more Japanese stocks, ratchet up shorts on government debt and keep buying the yen: these are some of the most popular calls from big-name money managers ahead...
US: Wall St ticks up as traders stick to rate-cut bets after data deluge
US: Wall St ticks up as traders stick to rate-cut bets after data deluge
WALL Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Mar 14), as investors stuck to bets of the Federal Reserve easing interest rates in the coming months after data...
Half of BOJ watchers still see April rate hike while bets on March move jump
Half of BOJ watchers still see April rate hike while bets on March move jump
A SLIM majority of Bank of Japan (BOJ) watchers still expect the end of negative rates to come in April, but almost everyone agrees there’s a risk the move...
Big Japan trade enjoys revival as BOJ rate-hike bets grow
Big Japan trade enjoys revival as BOJ rate-hike bets grow
MARKETS are reckoning with the very real chance that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will end the world’s last remaining negative-rate regime and increase borrowing costs as soon as...
Gold marches higher as US jobs data boosts bets of early rate cut
Gold marches higher as US jobs data boosts bets of early rate cut
GOLD prices surged to another record high on Friday (Mar 8) as data showing a rise in the US unemployment rate boosted expectations that the US Federal Reserve could...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after jobs report lifts bets on early Fed rate cuts
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after jobs report lifts bets on early Fed rate cuts
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday (Mar 8) after data showing a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains boosted expectations that...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as jobs data strengthens rate cut bets
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as jobs data strengthens rate cut bets
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit new intra-day record highs on Friday (Mar 8) after data showing a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains...
Japan’s Nikkei posts first weekly drop in six on profit-taking, BOJ bets
Japan’s Nikkei posts first weekly drop in six on profit-taking, BOJ bets
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rose on Friday (Mar 8) but ended the week lower for the first time in six weeks due to profit-taking, while rising bets of the...
Banks drive Australian shares to record high on firming rate-cut bets
Banks drive Australian shares to record high on firming rate-cut bets
AUSTRALIAN shares ended at a record high on Friday (Mar 8), boosted by interest rate-sensitive financial stocks, while investors continued to bet on monetary policy easing after the US...