Hedge Funds Step Up Global Stock Selling to Fastest Pace in 13 Years
Record Pace of Selling Amid Market Declines Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage data show that hedge funds offloaded global stocks in March at the second-highest pace since the bank began tracking the figures in 2011, and the fastest since then over...
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Bitcoin Holds Above $66,000 as Market Awaits U.S. Jobs Data
Bitcoin Trades in Tight Range Amid Geopolitical Tensions Bitcoin was trading above $66,000 on Friday, down about 0.12% on the day. The cryptocurrency has been moving within a range of approximately $60,000 to $70,000 in recent weeks, reflecting a period...
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Asia-Pacific Equities Rise on Tech Strength as Investors Track Iran War and U.S. Jobs Data
Tech Stocks Lift Japan and South Korea Japanese and South Korean equities rose on Friday in a low-volume session, supported by strength in technology shares. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.31% to close at 53,147.96. South Korea's KOSPI index advanced...
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U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Trump Signals Further Escalation with Iran
U.S. Equity Futures and Volatility React to Iran Address Following President Trump’s national address on Iran, U.S. equity index futures moved lower. S&P 500 futures fell 1.60%, Dow futures dropped 1.45%, and Nasdaq futures declined 2.04%. The remarks, in which...
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Gold Prices Slide as Trump Signals Escalation in U.S.-Iran Conflict
Sharp Reversal in Precious Metals Gold futures dropped over 3.5% to around $4,624 per ounce on Thursday, breaking a four-day winning streak. The decline followed Trump’s Wednesday evening address, in which he gave no indication of an imminent ceasefire in...
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