Wednesday’s market event is likely to be release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, a research piece from Capital Economics observes, while share buybacks no longer appear to have the same simulative impact on stocks they once enjoyed. Capital Economics: All eyes on Fed rate hike With the futures markets for the most part calling for a 50 percent chance of a Fed rate hike, when the Fed releases minutes from its late-July FMOC meeting the notes will come under close scrutiny. The wording will be scanned like a soothsayer meditating over tea leaves to discern the intentions of…
Capital Econ: Share Buybacks Becoming Less Effective
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.