tag Hedge funds

Shrinking FX market could pose stability risk: BIS

EghtesadOnline: Hedge funds and speculative investors have pulled back from the $5 trillion a day global currency market and less risk-taking by banks as well as reduced trading on multi-player platforms is a risk to future financial stability, the Bank of International Settlements said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:11/December/2016 | 20:31

Once terrified, hedge fund managers warm to Trump

EghtesadOnline: Hedge fund managers were largely united in their dislike for Donald Trump before the election. Now they are optimistic that he can use his pro-growth policies to improve the economy - and their portfolios.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 05:47

Hedge Funds Are Betting Big on Oil

EghtesadOnline: The enthusiasm in the oil markets is breaking records. Hedge funds reported record wagers on continued price increases for both U.S. and global oil benchmarks, along with gasoline and diesel. Meanwhile, producers are hedging production at record rates as oil experiences its best January since 2006.
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Publish Date:29/January/2018 | 13:52

OPEC Wins Hedge Funds Back With Jump in Oil Bets Before Deal

EghtesadOnline: Hedge funds are giving OPEC some credit again. Following four weeks of growing pessimism, bets on rising West Texas Intermediate prices jumped the most this year just as Saudi Arabia and Russia were mustering support for the deal they struck in Vienna last week, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show.
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Publish Date:30/May/2017 | 04:44

Hedge Funds Are Training Their Computers to Think Like You

EghtesadOnline: Hedge funds have been trying to teach computers to think like traders for years. Now, after many false dawns, an artificial intelligence technology called deep learning that loosely mimics the neurons in our brains is holding out promise for firms.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 13:13

Hedge Funds Bet Oil Rally to Extend Into 2017 as Output Cuts Hit

EghtesadOnline: Investors are showing no sign of turning their backs on oil heading into 2017. Money managers’ wagers on rising West Texas Intermediate crude prices are triple what they were at the end of 2015, and are the highest since the start of the crude market crash 2 1/2 years ago.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 13:39