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EU Presses Countries to Move Ahead With Capital Markets Push

(Bloomberg) -- European Union officials are urging member countries to set aside long-standing clashes over centralized supervision of capital markets so they can accelerate defense financing.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Ris

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Analysis-Investors, advisors flock to 'buffer' ETFs as markets sell off

(Reuters) -Investors are increasingly taking refuge from the tumultuous U.S. stock market by pouring into a type of exchange-traded fund that offers a tradeoff, a cap on potential gains in return for a cushion against possible losses. Over the past month, as the market has pulled back sharply, "buffer" ETFs have seen $2.5 billion of inflows, according to CFRA Research. On Monday, the S&P 500's biggest drop of the year, such buffer ETFs pulled in $140 million in net assets, according to CFRA.

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Fed on tap for tariff-jolted market as investors look for calm

A U.S. stock market rocked by President Donald Trump's back-and-forth on foreign import tariffs faces a Federal Reserve meeting in the coming week, as investors look for hints about further interest rate cuts that could restore some calm to markets. The Fed's latest monetary policy meeting comes as Wall Street is increasingly worried about an economic slowdown, with concerns exacerbated by Trump ramping up his tariff war. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but investors are anticipating cuts later in the year and will be looking for signs the Fed may be preparing to move.

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BofA Says Policy Moves to Keep Stocks Away From Bear Market

(Bloomberg) -- The slump in US stocks is likely to prompt policy intervention from President Donald Trump as well as the Federal Reserve, Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett said.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of Clo

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A market indicator from early 1900s is blaring an alarm for stocks

(Bloomberg) -- A century-old indicator that has helped predict the direction of the US stock market is signaling more pain ahead for battered investors.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of ClosureKnown as the Dow Theory, it

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