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Is Eerie Calm Returns To Markets, Have Investors Given Up Hedging?

FYI: Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of what has been a bumpy ride for world financial markets this year is how stubbornly low volatility is. It’s as if investors have given up on hedging, which is exactly what appears to be happening.

Benchmark measures of implied volatility across major stocks, bonds and currency markets are historically low, despite the ECB preparing to join the Fed in tightening policy, Italy’s bond market in turmoil and surging global trade war fears.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.reuters.com/article/global-markets-volatility/column-as-eerie-calm-returns-to-markets-have-investors-given-up-hedging-mcgeever-idUSL5N1TA4ED
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