BofA Strategists Warn of Stock Volatility as Outflows Hit US

Outflows from US stocks are setting the stage for higher volatility as markets and policy makers remain complacent about rising Treasury yields, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. US equity funds shed $14.2 billion over the past three weeks, the largest...

Treasuries End Bruising Week With Fed Hike Bets Firmed After CPI

The $32 trillion US bond market ended a bruising week that pushed yields to multiyear highs, with investors more convinced the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week to address sticky inflation. Policy-sensitive US two-year notes fell and longer-term...

Lululemon’s Newest Bear Sees More Pain Ahead After 81% Rout

Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s turnaround won’t be a quick or easy fix as the athletic wear company cedes market share to rivals and suffers deepening sales declines, according to BMO Capital Markets, which initiated coverage of the stock this week with an underperform...

The Bull Market Fears a Fed Cycle, Not One Hike

Wall Street has a rule for how equity bull markets end: the economy rolls over or the Fed tightens until something breaks. Neither is in place right now, but rate risk is creeping back. The backdrop shifted further on Thursday. Brent spiked above $105, US producer...

Walter, Boehly Near Sale of Chelsea FC Stakes to Clearlake

Billionaire financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly are nearing a deal to sell their stakes in Chelsea FC to majority owner Clearlake Capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Talks have advanced in recent weeks, with Walter and Boehly poised to turn a...

China-US 10-Year Bond Yield Gap Widens to Record on Policy Split

The yield gap between Chinese and US 10-year sovereign bonds widened to the most on record, underscoring the policy divergence between the two nations while heightening the risk of outflows from the mainland. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield climbed to 4.85% on...

The next financial crash: a scenario

There are two mistakes you can make with predictions: claiming that something will happen when it won’t, or that it won’t happen when it will. The economist Paul Samuelson joked in 1966 that the stock markets predicted nine of the last five recessions. What, then,...

Trump Demands Fed Lower Rates, Reviving Pressure Campaign

President Donald Trump intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, threatening to cut off trade with certain economies with which the US has a deficit if the central bank doesn’t act. Trump issued his demands Friday in a lengthy social media...