Tuesday 11 December 2018

Struggling hedge funds cling to dollar, U.S. yield curve bets: McGeever

Struggling hedge funds cling to dollar, U.S. yield curve bets: McGeever

Hedge funds have struggled badly in 2018, but would be faring far worse were they not on the right side of two of the most reliable trades of the year: a flattening U.S. yield curve and a stronger dollar.

Wells Fargo won't be allowed to grow unless problems fixed: Fed's Powell

Wells Fargo & Co must keep a lid on its growth until the bank has hardened its risk management policies to prevent any further abuse of its customers, said Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve.

In a tight labor market, companies bet big on five-year rewards

In the old days, longtime employees in the United States were honored with a gold watch after 30 years or so at a company.

Investors flee bonds and stocks in turbulent week for growth and trade

Investors pulled billions from bonds and stocks this week as U.S. bond movements triggered fears over global growth and a trade tussle between the United States and China heated up, strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.

Medicare Advantage plans get unfair push from U.S. government: critics

Insurance companies do not need any help marketing Medicare Advantage plans - just ask anyone over age 65 about the pitches that clog their mailboxes every year during the fall enrollment period, or check out the television ads that flood cable channels.

Employee rights group says Wells Fargo declined planned meeting

A union-backed bank employee rights group is complaining after Wells Fargo & Co declined to meet with members last week, according to a letter sent to Chief Executive Tim Sloan viewed exclusively by Reuters.

BlackRock's Rieder buying longer-term bonds as Fed pause seems likely

BlackRock Inc's Rick Rieder is buying longer-term bonds because softening inflation could force the U.S. Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes, the top fixed-income investor told Reuters this week.

First steps towards a life of giving back

Here is some good news to hold onto this holiday season: Americans are giving more than ever.

DoubleLine's Gundlach says Treasuries point to economy ready to weaken

Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer of DoubleLine Capital, said the U.S. Treasury yield curve inversion on short-end maturities was signaling the "economy is poised to weaken."

U.S. top court signals it will buttress anti-fraud securities laws

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to further limit the scope of who can be held liable for violating laws that protect investors from securities fraud as they weighed an appeal by a New York investment banker who had been banned from the industry.

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