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☆ Two crypto experts debate the bull and bear cases for bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTwo crypto experts debate the bull and bear cases for bitcoinGeoffrey Kendrick, Head of Crypto Research at Standard Chartered Bank, and David Tice, Chief Investment Officer at Ranger Equity Bear ETF, debate the outlook for bitcoin amid its year-to-date rally.

Persons: Geoffrey Kendrick, Head, David Tice Organizations: Crypto, Standard Chartered Bank, Equity Bear

☆ The extreme bubble in stocks 'will end in tears' with the S&P 500 plunging 64%, a long-time bear who called the 2000, 2008 crashes has warned. Here are his 6 best quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

John Hussman, an asset-bubble expert, forecasts the ongoing rally in US stocks will "end in tears." The S&P 500 risks a 64% collapse given extreme valuations and "unfavourable market internals," he said. "There is a particular 'setup" that we've historically found to be associated with abrupt 'air pockets' and 'free falls' in the S&P 500. It combines hostile conditions in all three features most central to our investment disciple: rich valuations, unfavourable market internals, and extreme overextension." "At present, the valuation extremes we observe imply that a -64% loss in the S&P 500 would be required to restore run-of-the-mill long term prospective returns.

Persons: John Hussman, I've Organizations: Service, Hussman Investment Locations: Wall, Silicon, macrotrends.net

July 25 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. BI won't want the rupiah to strengthen too much because exports will suffer, but won't want potential inflation-boosting weakness either. On a year-on-year basis, GDP was expected to have expanded 0.8% in the April-June period, down slightly from 0.9% in January-March. On a quarterly basis, however, Asia's fourth largest economy is expected to have expanded 0.5%, up from 0.3% growth in the first quarter. Here are key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Tuesday:- Indonesia interest rate decision- South Korea GDP (Q2)- Hong Kong trade (June)By Jamie McGeever;Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jamie McGeever, Dalian Wanda, Monday's, Xi Jinping, Wall, Dow, Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson Organizations: U.S, Garden, Dalian, Communist Party, Bank Indonesia, BI, China, Thomson, Reuters Locations: China, Beijing, Indonesia, South Korea, Asia, Korea, Hong Kong

☆ First Republic Bank tumbles, drags down shares of other regional lenders
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 16 (Reuters) - First Republic Bank (FRC.N) fell about 30% on Thursday, leading shares of other regional lenders lower, as fears of a banking crisis loomed large. "Short sellers are attacking banks they think are weak, unfortunately First Republic has not done a very good job of pushing back. The regional banking sector has been reeling from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on worries that nervous customers may rush to withdraw their deposits, potentially triggering a liquidity crisis. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that First Republic was weighing options to shore up its liquidity and that larger rivals might show interest in taking over the bank. "So when you're looking at regional banks, this net interest margin situation is much more damning."

☆ Exclusive: Bridgewater raises new fund strategy less dependent on equities
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Carolina Mandl | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Connecticut-based Bridgewater, which manages $145 billion, launched the "Defensive Alpha" strategy in July last year, regulatory filings showed. The new strategy is an addition to other offerings from the 48-year-old hedge fund, best known for its All Weather and Pure Alpha funds. In that market last year, Bridgewater's flagship fund, Pure Alpha gained roughly 9.5% and outperformed global equities indexes. Pure Alpha actively bets on the direction of various types of securities — including stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies — by predicting macroeconomic trends. On Wednesday, Chief Executive Nir Bar Dea announced a major overhaul at the hedge fund, including restricting investments in Pure Alpha and plans to launch new products.

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs on Monday warned that the global equity bear market is not over as the markets are yet to see a trough in the momentum of global growth deterioration, a peak in interest rates and valuations lowered to reflect a likely recession. "We continue to think that the near-term path for equity markets is likely to be volatile and down before reaching a final trough in 2023," Goldman Sachs said in a note. The investment bank expects investors to start to price in expectations for a bull market next year. "We expect markets to transition into a 'Hope' phase of the next bull market at some point in 2023, but from a lower level." Reporting by Siddarth S in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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