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Funds focused on environmental and governance issues have heavy allocations to tech sector
First-quarter profits up more than 40% from previous year even as headwinds intensify
Recession worries build but equities seen as having staying power
Cboe’s Vix index shows unease has dissipated over how far financial markets could fall
Shares in the region have been buoyed by surging commodity prices and cheap valuations
Traders pulled an average of $61mn from digital asset vehicles each week in January
Cost of hedging against default rises to highest level since November 2020
New barometer suggests pressures were most acute in October, but have since tracked lower
Traders pumped billions into market as share prices dropped, new data suggests
Shareholder payouts have risen 22% worldwide year on year, according to latest Janus Henderson gauge
Revival expected to be temporary, in line with tightening climate policy
Withdrawals come amid fear of rapid price growth and spectre of higher interest rates
China’s economy will expand at roughly the same pace as the US next year, says BofA
Record share repurchases in 2021 so far could signal optimism despite recent market dips
EU carbon allowances topped €65 a tonne for the first time as energy producers switched to coal production
Central banks face difficult monetary policy trade-off between taming increases and risking recovery
Terms are being loosened at record pace as lenders struggle to drum up new business
US reports are missing expectations at the highest pace since the depths of the pandemic
Tighter scrutiny over key sectors set to benefit advanced manufacturing and renewable energy companies
Makers of metal have also rallied sharply this year on broad pick-up in demand
Bullish tone comes as S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach record levels
Stimulus has fired up price of assets held by top earners, says UBS
Bets that greenback index will rise have jumped to highest level in more than a year
S&P 500 profits are forecast to have jumped more than 60% in the second quarter
Pace of flows, if sustained through 2021, will surpass past two decades combined
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