Global stocks rally as investors bet that the central bank’s move will support US economic growth
Rare half-point reduction was baked into last week’s rally and led to a mild sell-off afterwards
Investors are betting on 50 basis points and expect a soft landing for the economy
Red-hot Indian equities propel country past China weighting in MSCI All-Country index
Ingenuity is an attitude, not just a brand name
Timing the market versus time in the market
Plus Mexico’s judicial fallout
Rise in foreign takeovers and shortage of IPOs reduce pool that investors can select from
$4bn secondary listing is exchange’s biggest offering since 2021 but does not signal a revival, say analysts
Only 1% of 2,600 listed companies have signed up to new initiative aimed at boosting valuations
Republican candidate’s comments come days before he could cash out of his majority position
Sentiment towards the country’s stock markets has become increasingly pessimistic
I’m after any funds replicating an emerging markets ex-Asia index
Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing
Research tracking mobile data shows how some corporate insiders avoided losses by selling around the time regulatory staff visited
Consumer staples sector outperforms broader market in recent weeks as investors hunt for defensive stocks
End looms for tax break that helps underpin valuations for qualifying junior market companies
German lender puts ‘everything under review’ after Italian rival builds 9% stake
Chasing the ‘pot of gold’ at the end of the passive investing rainbow
Plus Apple’s buybacks
Bourses hope to draw listings with pitches that draw on corporate aspirations, strategy or identity
Small caps, big problems
It may never come
Investors shrugged off market ructions and ignored the usual summer lull to pour $130bn into exchange traded funds
A look at some pesky rebalancing flows