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Fear on Wall Street has never dissipated so quickly.

The CBOE Volatility Index, a measure of market volatility commonly referred to as the stock market’s fear gauge, saw its fastest-ever drop from April 10 to May 12, according to an analysis from Bespoke Investment. In that time, the index plunged from above 40 to below 20.

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Investors are celebrating easing trade tensions between the US and China this week, but one former central banker warns that it could derail monetary policy.

To Bill Dudley, the former president of the New York Federal Reserve, this week’s tariff de-escalation could create more headaches for the Fed, and cause it to mistime interest rate cuts.

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In today’s volatile markets, both in India and abroad, global investing has become more than just an option—it’s an important strategy for long-term wealth creation.

According to Niranjan Avasthi, Senior Vice President at Edelweiss Mutual Fund, “If you want winning markets in your portfolio, you need to invest beyond India.” He points out that while India has performed well in recent years,

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Today, there is heavy and unusual trading volume in put and call options for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). This could be due to the recent Saudi buy commitment, and highlights the underlying value of …

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Competition between lenders is heating up ahead of the Reserve Bank’s board meeting next week.

With economist forecasts and market pricing pointing to a 0.25 of a percentage point interest rate cut as a near-certainty next Tuesday, some mortgage borrowers may already have access to lower rates.

Canstar’s data insights director Sally Tindall says more than 24 lenders have cut their fixed rates in the past month. 

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CEOs expect the growth rate of artificial intelligence investments to more than double during the next two years,

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There is a change coming to the S&P 500, starting next Monday, out goes Discover Financial Services — the credit card company is being acquired by Capital One — and in goes Coinbase, the crypto trading platform with a market capitalization upwards of $60 billion.

American University law professor Hilary Allen has published several papers on the threats cryptocurrencies pose to the financial system.

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