Don’t bank on an imminent Fed rate cut

| Jun 5, 2019 at 12:00 AM

The S&P 500 rallied by 2.1% on 4 June after Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said that the central bank was closely monitoring the impact of trade negotiations on the economic outlook and would act “as appropriate” to sustain the expansion.

Tech firms may face regulatory risk

| Jun 3, 2019 at 12:00 AM

As investors in the global tech and internet sector navigate US-China tensions, trade tariffs and supply-chain uncertainties, several media reports point to building regulatory headwinds too.

Social Security’s spousal benefits

| May 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM

When it comes to claiming Social Security, the decision of claiming now or later shouldn’t be based on maximizing an individual’s forward-looking payout in isolation.

Bull-lessness could boost stocks

| May 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM

In mid-December, we wrote a quick note highlighting an overly pessimistic signal coming from the weekly survey of investor sentiment published by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).