Real Estate Bets Gone Wrong Roil $1.24 Trillion Canadian Funds

Pensions are now retooling property divisions after losses Funds are dealing with challenges at some office properties Almost no major Canadian pension manager has been spared. The largest fund, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, lost 5% on its property portfolio...

Hedge Funds’ Bullish Copper Bets Run Into China’s Slowdown

Copper surged to a record on a wave of hedge fund money. Now the big question for bulls is when China’s buyers will return. As copper surged to record highs last month, several senior Chinese traders started trying to contact western hedge fund managers whose names...

China’s Property Sales Outlook Worse Than Ratings Firms Expected

Two global credit ratings firms lowered their forecasts for China’s property market, as an accelerating slump in home prices hampers the country’s efforts to rescue the sector. S&P Global Ratings now expects residential sales to drop 15% this year, more than the...

New US Home Construction Plunges to Slowest Pace Since June 2020

Home starts slid to 1.28 million, below all but one estimate Decline in building permits point to softer construction ahead New home construction in the US slumped in May to the slowest pace in four years, as higher-for-longer interest rates sap the housing industry’s...