Active bond funds outperformed their passive peers in 2023, Morningstar says. These are top performers
About 53% of active bond managers survived and beat the passive average in 2023, up from 30% in 2022, according to Morningstar.
European markets close mixed ahead of Fed rate decision; Raiffeisen Bank falls 8.7%
European markets closed mixed Wednesday as investors awaited the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
10 growth stocks to buy from an investor who caught the big rallies in Nvidia and Microsoft
The Harbor Capital Appreciation fund holds stocks with traits of “self reinforcing” growth.
Success in Ukraine has become ‘a matter of U.S. credibility,’ Poland minister says
Ukraine succeeding against Russia in the war has become a question of U.S. credibility, Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said Tuesday.
Bank of England set to hold rates, but falling inflation brings cuts into view
The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% on Thursday, but economists are divided on when the first cut will come.
Big Oil’s green-bashing stokes backlash as campaigners hit out at ‘talking points from the 1970s’
Top oil executives have been sharply criticized for pushing back on the viability of the clean energy transition at a U.S. conference.
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar unexpectedly resigns
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday announced he will step down as soon as his Fine Gael party names a new leader.
Saudi Arabia reportedly in talks with VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz to create mammoth $40 billion AI fund
Saudi Arabia’s PIF has been on a buying spree as it seeks to diversify the kingdom’s revenues away from oil.
European Central Bank’s Lagarde signals June cut but says future rate path uncertain
“By June we will have a new set of projections that will confirm whether the inflation path we foresaw in our March forecast remains valid,” the ECB chief said.
French competition watchdog hits Google with 250 million euro fine
Google has pledged not to contest the facts as part of settlement proceedings, the watchdog said.
