Word-of-The-Day: Volatility | The Worst December For Stocks Since 1931

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The Fed - Understanding Global Volatility - Federal Reserve Bank

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Jan 19, 2018 - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC. ... In particular, for stock markets, option-implied volatility (of which the VIX, the ...

Mnuchin Blames Volcker Rule, High-Speed Trading for Volatility

Bloomberg-25 minutes ago

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin blamed volatility in equity markets ... The Volcker Rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul ... It prohibited banks from using their own money to make speculative bets ...

 

Charts of the Year: US market volatility likely to persist

Financial Times-1 hour ago

Having enjoyed years of tranquility, Wall Street has seen a surge in volatility this year that is “likely to persist”, according to folks at Credit Suisse ...

Checking In On The Lower Volatility Sectors For Retirees In The ...

Seeking Alpha-10 hours ago

In a recent article, I looked at the typical defensive sectors to see how they held up in the recent volatility. Here's The Defensive Utilities, Pipes ...

Fourth Rate Hike Likely to Raise Volatility: 5 Defensive Picks

Zacks.com-7 hours ago

A rate hike at this point would not only dampen investor sentiment, which is already at a low, it could also spark volatility and endanger the real ...

Low Volatility Stocks are the Market's New Winner

Investopedia-Dec 16, 2018

Soaring market volatility as the S&P 500 has fallen 11% off highs reached in mid-September has caused investors to rush to low volatility ...

Treasury yields slip amid market volatility; Fed meeting ahead

CNBC-7 hours ago

Stocks have suffered wild bouts of volatility as of late, with the S&P 500 dipping as much as 2 percent on Monday, marking a new low for the ...

The Bursting Of The Volatility Bubble: Part 2

BBN Times-2 hours ago

The volatility environment, up until very recently, has been a ... easing (QE), subdued “inflation”, steady economic growth, short volatility trading ...

The Bursting Of The Volatility Bubble: Part 1

BBN Times-2 hours ago

If there were a Word of the Year award in finance it most certainly would go to volatility. It seems like nearly every article you read makes some ...

US natgas implied volatility falls 40 percent since hitting record high

Reuters-58 minutes ago

(Reuters) - Implied volatility for U.S. natural gas futures tumbled 40 percent on Monday from an all-time high a month ago as weather forecasts ...

The Difference Between Risk and Volatility

Nasdaq-2 hours ago

When the market is performing well and volatility is low, it's easy to be lulled into a false sense of security. As a result, investors tend to put more ...