Nikki Haley is on a losing streak, but donors still see her as a hedge against Trump
By Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – Nikki Haley finished a disappointing third in the Iowa Republican nominating contest and a distant second in New Hampshire, while in Nevada – where…
Hedge funds help fill bond-buying void left by central banks
(Reuters) – Hedge funds are helping to fill a bond-buying gap in European government bond markets left by central banks and playing an important role in boosting liquidity, debt agency chiefs from…
Hedge funds short US financial stocks at near record levels -Goldman Sachs
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds built bearish positions this week to the highest level in nearly five years, Goldman Sachs said on Friday, without citing the underlying…
Hedge Fund Billionaire Issues Bone-Chilling Prediction About Future Inflation
Hedge Fund Billionaire Issues Bone-Chilling Prediction About Future Inflation Harold Hutchison on November 9, 2023 Hedge fund founder Ken Griffin warned Thursday that inflation could persist for decades, citing U.S. government spending.…
Hedge funds pile into US stock rally at fastest pace in 2 years – Goldman Sachs
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds last week “aggressively” bought U.S. stocks at the fastest pace in two years, said a Goldman Sachs note, with traders jumping into a stock…
Hedge funds caught in crowded trades suffered in Thursday’s stock rally -Goldman Sachs
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds using algorithms to trade stocks endured one of their worst days of the year on Thursday, a Goldman Sachs note on Friday showed,…
Computer-led equity hedge funds beat human stock-pickers in October
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds that trade equities using computer programmes defeated human stock-pickers in October by a large difference in performance, according to a Goldman Sachs note.…
Hedge fund investors pull $80 billion from industry in 2023 – Aurum
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – The hedge fund industry saw a net $80 billion of outflows for the year to Oct. 18, even as it raked in net profits of about…
Macro hedge funds turn bearish on equities – Barclays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global macro hedge funds are now bearish on equities, leaving behind bullish bets which were part of their strategy for most of the year, while commodity trend advisers…
Hedge funds trim exposure to megacap tech stocks, banks say
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds reduced their exposure to mega cap tech stocks in recent days, ahead of the companies’ third-quarter earnings, two Wall Street banks said.…
Hedge funds pile into banks ahead of earnings – BofA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds bought U.S. stocks in all sectors last week, but mainly in financials, Bank of America said in a report on Tuesday. Hedge funds bought over $300…
Hedge funds sell energy stocks before Middle East conflict – Goldman
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge fund managers were selling U.S. stocks sensitive to commodities at an accelerated pace in the week ending October 6, according to a Goldman Sachs…
Banks stocks back in vogue for hedge funds in September -Morgan Stanley
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds raced to load up on bullish positions in banks, insurance companies and capital markets as September drew to a close, Morgan Stanley said…
Boaz Weinstein raises bid for hedge fund Sculptor to $13/share – WSJ
(Reuters) – Boaz Weinstein’s coalition has sweetened its offer for hedge fund firm Sculptor Capital Management, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Over the weekend,…
Hedge fund Eisler Capital uses basis trades to add to positive year – letter
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge fund Eisler Capital posted a 4.17% positive performance for the year to end-August, it said in a letter to investors, benefiting from a basis-trade strategy that…
Hedge funds boost bearish bets on US equities amid market jitters
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds increased their bearish bets mainly on U.S. stocks last week when the major stock indexes plunged, Goldman Sachs showed in a report. The…
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman sees U.S. long-term rates rising
(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he believed 30-year interest rates would rise further, while his Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund remains short on bonds, as he sees inflation remaining…
Hedge fund demand for US Treasuries seen rising amid higher bond supply
By Davide Barbuscia and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds will likely become increasingly important buyers of U.S. Treasuries, providing liquidity in the world’s biggest bond market at a time…
Hedge funds sell energy stocks, increase bearish bets – Goldman
By Carolina Mandl and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds ditched energy stocks last week for the first time in three weeks, despite a rally in oil prices triggered by…
Biggest hedge funds have doubled footprint in U.S. stocks since 2014- Goldman
By Nell Mackenzie and Carolina Mandl LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s five biggest hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. stock market through leverage and trading positions since 2014, according…
Griffin of Citadel hedge fund lays out roadmap to future philanthropic giving
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ken Griffin, the world’s most successful hedge fund manager in terms of earnings, has already donated more than $2 billion to charity during his lifetime…
Global watchdog warns over ‘very high leverage’ in hedge funds
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Leverage is now very high in parts of the $7 trillion hedge fund sector, G20 risk watchdog Financial Stability Board (FSB) warned on Wednesday, while noting…
Hedge funds drop short trades on U.S. regional banks – Goldman
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds ditched short bets against U.S. regional banks as of the end of August and turned bullish on the broader U.S. financial sector, according to…
Exclusive-Rare earths magnet firms turn to Vietnam in China hedge
By Francesco Guarascio and Ju-min Park HANOI/SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean and Chinese magnet firms, including an Apple supplier, are set to open factories in Vietnam, according to documents and people familiar with…
How hedge funds are positioning themselves for a soft landing
By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen LONDON (Reuters) – Bond, stock and currency market bears with portfolios designed to gain from a recession have been fleeing losing trades as big…
Hedge funds slow value exodus as AI hype drives up growth stocks
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds have slowed their exit from value stocks and small-cap stocks over the past month, as enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has driven up valuations for growth stocks,…
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