NEW YORK, February 21 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - S&P Rating Services released its response related to the questions asked regarding its revised principal stability funds criteria in a report titled “A Closer Look at the Revised Principal Stability Fund Ratings Criteria." On June 8, 2011, Read more..

NEW YORK, February 15 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered long-term issuer credit rating on Residential Capital LLC from ‘CCC’ to ‘CC’, and issue-level ratings on ResCap’s junior subordinated and senior unsecured debt from ‘C Read more..

NEW YORK, February 15 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered its rating on 34 Italian financial institutions.    In a research note published on February 10, Standard & Poor’s move of degrading the rating on Italian financial institutions wa Read more..

NEW YORK, February 15 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Standard & Poor’s Rating Services updated its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) from group3 to group 4 on the Republic of Italy.  Moreover, it also revised the economic risk and industry risk scores of two components of BICRA Read more..

Have you ever lent money to a friend of yours who needed it for some time? If yes, then you have a basic understanding of how bonds work. Bonds are basically notes which say “I Owe You”. So let’s say that the government of US wants about $5 billion. It will print bonds in the denomination of a $100 Read more..

Once upon a time, the bond market was simple and there were relatively few types of bonds available. The scenario has completely changed now. The sheer variety of bonds that are available in the market can be mind-boggling. While it is not possible to list down all of them here, this article should Read more..

Bonds are amongst the safest kinds of assets you could probably get your hands on.  This can be said even after the recent Euro crisis which has taken the world by storm and is caused by bonds. However, if you pick a carefully considered bond for your investment portfolio that is issued by Read more..

Although a novice may think that there is little difference between private and government bonds, the bond investing pro will know the difference. In the bond market, it is not much about what amount you are lending, but rather to whom are you lending. The quality of the bond depends upon the amount Read more..

There is a lot of debate about whether mutual funds are an idea from the past. Many people have written book saying that the idea is obsolete and that savvy investors should stay clear of the same. The reasons that they give for the same are many. However two reasons stand out which make the Read more..

Like in all asset classes, there has been a tremendous innovation in mutual funds. There are hundreds of types of mutual funds available in the market. In fact, the idea of a mutual fund was itself financial innovation and looks like innovators have refused to stop the buck.Mutual funds can be class Read more..

The objective of every investor is to maximize the amount of post-tax income available to him/her. It is important to understand the tax implications of mutual funds before one decides to invest in them. The taxation of mutual funds is a little complicated and detailed. Municipal Funds Are Not Taxab Read more..

It is not only important to understand each asset class in itself, it is equally important to understand the difference between different asset classes. To make an informed choice, an investor is expected to know the relative pros and cons of the investments. One should understand how mutual funds a Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - BlackRock-managed (NYSE: BLK) Exchange-Traded Funds family, iShares, has been the leader in the U.S. ETF industry, with a hold of over 40 percent of the U.S. market. However, partially due to cost efficient products of its competitors, iShares is losing a Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - The year 2012 has recorded a major downfall in the Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) that track the CBOE Volatility Index futures, on easing Eurozone debt fears and signals that the economy will sidestep a double-dip recession. The drop in these funds shows a m Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - New York-based investment management company Van Eck Global has rolled out a muni-focused blog, "MUNI NATION", which concentrates on investor and advisor education. The company has declared that its municipal bond Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) fam Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Earnings of the fourth quarter are continuing to filter in as nearly 50% of the companies in the S&P 500 already reported. Some of the company's fourth quarter results have exceeded analyst expectations, boosting the broad market exchange-traded funds, Read more..

New York, February 21 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - China is set to beat India this year in order to become the world's biggest consumer of gold. This overtake is expected to take place, as demand for investment and jewelry has increased in China, however, its consumption in India has been affected by a we Read more..

NEW YORK, December 31 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Many market experts recommend to maintain some exposure to gold as we head for 2012. Because of the recent sell-off in gold mining stocks, both institutional and retail investors have chosen to give up. The following are some of the very best stocks that Read more..

Recently, gold prices have considerably gone uphill. This month, as the euro railed 1 percent against the dollar the short term investors were unwilling to go for big risks just before the year end. In the same time, many of the long term investors have already closed their books. Still commodities Read more..

NEW YORK, December 3 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Analyst Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. initiates coverage on China Gold Resources Corp. Ltd. (TSE:CGG). The fair value is set to C$5.50 per share. In a research note published on 25November 2011, the analyst mentions that the company is Read more..

NEW YORK, December 29 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Under precious metals, it was seen that February delivery bullion moved back for the six successive time, which is the longest period of deterioration for a most-active contract since March 2009. Yesterday, the futures dropped to a 3-month low of $1,550.9 Read more..

NEW YORK, December 29 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - The following article discusses about the major silver mining stocks performance as on December 28. We begin our performance review with Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW), which was trading yesterday around $27.65, down by -4.33% from its last close. It i Read more..

NEW YORK, January 17 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - On Monday, natural gas markets succeeded in narrowing the gap, as many traders did not get involved because of a US holiday, making it hard to present any bullish case for this market at the moment. Natural gas is used in huge quantities for heating purp Read more..

NEW YORK, December 30 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - On Thursday, as oil slipped, it resulted in wiping previous gains in thin pre-holiday trade. New York’s major contract of light sweet crude for February delivery, which is known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), dropped 36 cents to settle at $99 per barre Read more..

NEW YORK, December 29 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Oil traded very close to its lowest price in a week, when reports emerged stating that US crude stashes have surged. This pattern indicated that the demand for fuel has dropped over concerns related to Europe’s debt crisis that may slow the global economy Read more..

NEWYORK, December 6 (FinbanceEnquiry.com) – Analyst Ryan Todd of Deutsche Bank Securities initiates coverage on Cobalt International Energy (CIE) with a BUY rating. The analyst also initiates coverage of Kosmos Energy (KOS) with a HOLD rating. The 12-month target price for both the stocksis set to $ Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Global mining company BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) reported a decrease in its first-half profits by 5.5 percent to $9.94 billion. The decline has been seen, mainly due to instability in commodity prices, which is expected to continue. However, the result in th Read more..

NEW YORK, February 8 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - Commodities increased to the highest level in more than five months. The rise comes following a downfall in the dollar, after Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke stated that the U.S. jobs market will not be a healthy one for a long time. The Standard Read more..

NEW YORK, January 3 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - The following article outlines the US grain futures outlook for the first week of January 2012. During the last week, US grain futures attained greater highs due to adverse weather conditions in Argentina and as Brazil raised concerns over crop conditio Read more..

NEW YORK, December 30 (FinanceEnquiry.com) - The overall outlook for commodities was disappointing in 2011 as they incurred huge losses, however some assets proved to be strong during the year. The 2011 started well with gold futures being calm after their 30% surge, silver just experienced an 84% Read more..