Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. The Iran war has entered its second month, and the conflict seems to have settled into a routine: missile strikes, airstrikes and official reassurances that all is well with the oil situation . Yet all is not well with t...
Welcome back to Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor , a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. The Iran war has entered its second month, and the conflict seems to have settled into a routine: missile strikes, airstrikes and official reassurances that all is well with the oil situation . Yet all is not well with the oil situation . Brent prices are heading toward $120 a barrel, even with Iran allowing some tankers through — selling enough crude to generate more revenue than Tehran was earning before the war — and Saudi Arabia pumping 7 million barrels a day through its pipeline. The US has been kicking around the idea of using ground troops for ... something. There are only a few thousand in the Gulf region at the moment, including Marines , and that’s not enough for a wide campaign. But Kharg Island has emerged as a front-runner for operations because that’s the site of most outflows of Iran’s oil — there’s that word again. Missile strikes around the region continue to cause deaths, injuries and damage, including the destruction of a valuable US airborne warning and control plane . Iran’s attacks seem to be getting more accurate , as well, as defenses wear down and commanders plan their strikes differently, including choosing civilian targets such as oil infrastructure. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed to any traffic Iran hasn’t approved , thus choking off nearly 20% of the world’s... you know what, no. Let’s talk about something else. Nuclear weapons! The events in the Gulf, it seems, are just the latest episodes that may be pushing the world toward a nearly unprecedented era of arsenal expansion and proliferation, as you can see in the Breakout ... — Gerry Doyle Market Snapshot Boeing Co/The $189.21 -0.7% Northrop Grumman Corp $671.59 -1.1% RTX Corp $187.15 -1.3% Honeywell International Inc $223.48 +0.2% Dassault Aviation SA $319.00 +1.9% Market data as of 07:08 AM ET. Data is...
YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF ( LFGY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.2000, -12.65% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.2253. The annual distribution rate is 55.52%, with an SEC yield of 0.00%. The return of capital is 30.76%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Crypto Industry & ...
YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF ( LFGY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.2000, -12.65% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.2253. The annual distribution rate is 55.52%, with an SEC yield of 0.00%. The return of capital is 30.76%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF BLOX Vs. LFGY: A Review As Performance Diverges From Expectations, And Bitcoin Crashes Further YieldMax® Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF declares $0.2253 dividend YieldMax® Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF declares $0.2369 dividend Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax® Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Dividend scorecard for YieldMax® Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF
As missile sirens wailed over Israel earlier this month, thousands of Israelis received texts claiming to be from their military, encouraging them to download a fake shelter app, which could have stolen reams of personal data. Others received a mass text saying: “Netanyahu is dead. Death is approaching you and soon the gates of hell will open before you. Before the fire of Iranian missiles destroy...
As missile sirens wailed over Israel earlier this month, thousands of Israelis received texts claiming to be from their military, encouraging them to download a fake shelter app, which could have stolen reams of personal data. Others received a mass text saying: “Netanyahu is dead. Death is approaching you and soon the gates of hell will open before you. Before the fire of Iranian missiles destroys you, leave Palestine.” The messages, cyber security experts say, are the most visible end of a vast war being waged in the far reaches of the Internet between Iran, Israel and the US, and their online sympathisers. Read full article Comments
The Treasury market has been rendered structurally unstable by its explosive growth and is likely to require occasional “official interventions” to support its functioning, according to strategists at Barclays. The $31 trillion US government debt market “has grown far faster than the quantum of bank capital,” creating a gap between the supply and demand for liquidity that reverses a decades-long t...
The Treasury market has been rendered structurally unstable by its explosive growth and is likely to require occasional “official interventions” to support its functioning, according to strategists at Barclays. The $31 trillion US government debt market “has grown far faster than the quantum of bank capital,” creating a gap between the supply and demand for liquidity that reverses a decades-long trend and is “the underlying force driving market fragility,” according to a March 30 report by New York University finance professor Jeffrey Meli and several of his former colleagues at Barclays. The Treasury market has grown at a rate of nearly 9% since 2009, faster than over the previous two decades. Bank capital, meanwhile, expanded by an average of 3.8% a year since 2019, less than half its rate over the preceding period, according to the report co-authored by Barclays strategists Samuel Earl , Anshul Pradhan and Amrut Nashikkar . The bank capital calculation uses quarterly Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data. “This imbalance increases the need for official interventions to stabilize markets during periods of volatility,” the team wrote. The result is “a vicious cycle: expectations of intervention can become self-reinforcing if they result in greater use of leverage and, thus, more risk of disorderly unwinds.” Meli left Barclays for academia last year and remains a consultant to the bank. Official interventions in the Treasury market have become a common feature of the landscape since the 2008 financial crisis, taking the form of large-scale buying of securities by the Federal Reserve. The largest of those followed the onset of Covid in 2020, when Fed buying of Treasuries to meet a sudden demand for cash in the financial system caused its holdings to balloon to nearly $5 trillion in 2022 from around $2 trillion in early 2020. The Treasury market’s growth is a function of the size of federal budget deficits requiring financing. The slowdown in bank capital growth, the r...
Negative Equity Leaves 30% Of Car-Buyers Underwater On Trade‑Ins Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Almost one-third of American car buyers with a trade-in owe more than the vehicle is worth, new industry data show. About 30.5 percent of buyers trading in a car toward a new vehicle maintained negative equity, according to a JD Power report released on March 26. This is up 4.2 percentage...
Negative Equity Leaves 30% Of Car-Buyers Underwater On Trade‑Ins Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Almost one-third of American car buyers with a trade-in owe more than the vehicle is worth, new industry data show. About 30.5 percent of buyers trading in a car toward a new vehicle maintained negative equity, according to a JD Power report released on March 26. This is up 4.2 percentage points from a year ago and has been steadily rising since 2022, “as consumers who purchased during the peak of inventory shortages 4 years ago return to market,” says Thomas King, president of OEM solutions at JD Power. “Regarding total consumer spending on new vehicles, the elevated transaction prices in March aren’t enough to offset the inflated sales pace a year ago,” King said. “Consumers are on track to spend $49.4 billion on new vehicles this month, 13.9 percent lower than a year ago.” Growing auto debt has become a significant challenge in the current car climate, with many motorists enduring the consequences of their pandemic-era financial decisions. Edmunds, a subsidiary of CarMax, reported in January that the average amount owed on underwater trade-ins during the fourth quarter was a record $7,214. Additionally, 27 percent carried $10,000 or more in negative equity—also an all-time high. If a buyer trades in a vehicle with negative equity, the remaining balance is typically folded into the financing for their next car. That rollover effect, according to Edmunds data, has pushed the average monthly payment for these borrowers to an all‑time high of $916. Many underwater trade-ins can be traced back to pandemic‑era loans. At the time, chip shortages slashed inventories and wiped out incentives. Buyers paid close to or above the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)—the sticker price automakers recommend a dealer charge for a new car—and had limited ability to choose cheaper models. Since leasing was limited, many drivers opted to purchase these vehicles with...
YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF ( GPTY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.2700, 0.00% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.4026. The annual distribution rate is 0.00%, with an SEC yield of 25.89%. The return of capital is 4.11%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ...
YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF ( GPTY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.2700, 0.00% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.4026. The annual distribution rate is 0.00%, with an SEC yield of 25.89%. The return of capital is 4.11%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Over 425 ETFs are in focus as IBM pops, but these 10 funds have the largest allocations Intel pops on Trump praise and these 10 ETFs are taking notice Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax® AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Dividend scorecard for YieldMax® AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF
Nearly 6.5 million people are expected to pass through Hong Kong’s border control points during the coming Easter and Ching Ming Festival holiday, the Immigration Department has said. The department estimated that 6.44 million Hong Kong residents and visitors would pass through air, land and sea control points between Friday and Tuesday. About 5.43 million trips were expected to be made via land b...
Nearly 6.5 million people are expected to pass through Hong Kong’s border control points during the coming Easter and Ching Ming Festival holiday, the Immigration Department has said. The department estimated that 6.44 million Hong Kong residents and visitors would pass through air, land and sea control points between Friday and Tuesday. About 5.43 million trips were expected to be made via land boundary control points linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The number of outbound and inbound trips...
YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF ( FIVY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.1700, 54.64% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.2097. The annual distribution rate is 13.85%, with an SEC yield of 16.10%. The return of capital is 5.29%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF Se...
YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF ( FIVY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.1700, 54.64% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.2097. The annual distribution rate is 13.85%, with an SEC yield of 16.10%. The return of capital is 5.29%. Payable April 2; for shareholders of record April 1; ex-div April 1. Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax® Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF Dividend scorecard for YieldMax® Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF