Download PDF USA U.S. equities experienced a volatile week as markets navigated a mix of strong early gains and later losses amid mounting geopolitical and tariff concerns. With Presidents’ Day keeping markets closed on Monday, trading began on Tuesday with stocks surging and the S&P 500 Index reaching record highs Read more…
Download PDF About Boaz Weinstein Boaz Weinstein is a seasoned hedge fund manager specializing in credit derivatives, structured products, and event-driven strategies. He began his career at Deutsche Bank [BIT:1DBK] in the late 1990s, where he founded Saba Principal Strategies, a proprietary trading group focused on relative value opportunities in Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Tariffs have recently made headlines, and this time they are the centerpiece of President Trump’s new trade strategy. Simply put, tariffs are taxes imposed on goods imported from other countries, with the goal of protecting local businesses or balancing trade. Though they seem like a simple solution, Read more…
Download PDF Introduction In 2024, global M&A activity maintained a strong pace, with deal value rising by approximately 15% compared to 2023. This growth occurred despite market conditions improving less than expected, as interest rates remained high and geopolitical tensions persisted worldwide. The trend continued in the final months of Read more…
Download PDF Introduction In an era where markets are inundated with data and traditional analysis is continuously challenged by evolving market dynamics, this article was conceived as an attempt to harness machine learning (ML) to capture and exploit momentum signals in financial time series. The central idea was to blend Read more…
Download PDF USA U.S. equities faced a volatile week as investors tried to figure out how to react to President Trump’s renewed threats of tariffs, inflation numbers that were higher than expected, and the Federal Reserve’s cautious stance on future rate cuts. At the beginning of the week, financial markets faced Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Prediction markets have long been touted as effective aggregators of information, leveraging the collective intelligence of participants to generate probability estimates for real-world events. Platforms like Kalshi have taken this concept a step further by allowing users to speculate on a broad range of outcomes, from political Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Private equity (PE) has long been a transformative force, driving innovation and growth across industries such as healthcare, technology, and real estate. With its vast capital reserves and strategic expertise, PE has reshaped traditional business models, often enhancing efficiency and profitability. PE has experienced massive growth since Read more…
Download PDF Introduction India’s IPO market achieved a historic milestone, with proceeds more than doubling from $7.9bn in 2023 to nearly $21bn in 2024. Fast-growing Indian market has topped the global IPOs rankings with 338 listings, surpassing China by deals value and number, and being outpaced only by the US Read more…
Download PDF Introduction When it comes to pizza restaurant franchises, Domino’s [NYSE: DPZ] is a household name across the world. Trading at a current stock price of $476, it is down 6.5% in the last six months. Despite many sell side analysts revising their target price downwards for Domino’s over Read more…
Download PDF Why is an Airport a Good Investment? The airport industry is far more complex than airplanes arrivals and departures. Initially revenue came from passenger fees, but over time airports have become complex business with multiple revenue streams. On one hand, there are the passenger related fees which are Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Historically, prediction markets trace their roots back to early experiments in political and economic forecasting, such as the Iowa Electronic Markets in the late 1980’s, allowing participants for the first time to trade contracts tied to the outcomes of specific events. Since then, these markets have evolved Read more…
Download PDF USA This past week, the U.S. economy exhibited resilience as key data points underscored a mixed but stable environment. Housing starts fell by 3.1% month-over-month, reflecting continued challenges in the housing market, but initial jobless claims reached a seven-month low at 213,000, signaling strength in the labor market. Read more…
Download PDF Japan’s Yen Carry Trade Unravels The dramatic unravelling of Japan’s yen carry trade earlier this summer has continued reverberating through global markets weeks after the initial turmoil. In late July, the Bank of Japan made a pivotal shift in monetary policy, raising the target rate for 10-year government Read more…
Download PDF USA Major stock indexes ended the week on a positive note, recouping some of the losses from the prior week despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the policies of the incoming Trump administration and heightened geopolitical tensions arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The week’s gains were broadly distributed, with smaller-cap Read more…