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(Wall Street Horizon, Christine Short)
Markets are putting the finishing touches on the first quarter. Large-cap US stocks have posted solid gains thus far, including upside participation from global equities. Domestic small caps have struggled, though, as the widely discussed “higher for longer” interest-rate narrative plays out. Following last week’s Fed meeting and after robust
Continue...(Vanguard, Bob Behal,Vanguard, Josh Hirt, CFA)
The U.S. consumer has remained surprisingly resilient, keeping the economy vibrant despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to rein in inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. And runway remains for households to continue to drive strength in the economy, according to two Vanguard researchers. A continued strong labor market, reasonable credit
Continue...(Mosaic Smart Data, Iram Cook-Monie,Mosaic Smart Data, Marek Lewandowski)
Banks’ IT spending has been consistently on the rise for the last two decades. In 2023, Gartner predicted that banks would spend around $650 billion on technology, and in a recent study about three-quarters of those queried said they were planning to invest more in 2024. A large portion of
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The tick size is the minimum price increment by which securities can be quoted. As such, it determines the granularity of the grid over which a security’s prices take values.1 While it may seem a minor aspect of market design, the tick size constitutes an important driver of trading costs.
Continue...(Contributing Editor, Jeff Kutler)
Financial markets, like the overall economy, go through cycles. The same is true of innovation and the progress it brings. But the drive to innovate, often tied to advances in technology, is as constant as any of the forces influencing economies and markets. Where technology intersects with finance and capital
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