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        <title><![CDATA[Ash Alankar - Global Head:Asset Allocation & Risk Mgmt]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ash Alankar is the global head of asset allocation and risk management at Janus Henderson Investors.
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            <title><![CDATA[Options Market Signals a Dire Picture for Stocks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If history is any precedent, the equities market might be on the cusp of a reversal.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 10:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WEST PALM BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 17: A bear X-ing sign hangs near where two grizzly bear cubs enjoy their first day out in the public at the Palm Beach Zoo on December 17, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Zoo will host two-orphaned female grizzly bear cubs until their new permanent home in a South Dakota zoo is completed. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Options Market Suggests China Has Edge in Trade War]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Recent changes in prices suggest traders believe Trump may have picked a trade fight he has a diminishing chance of winning.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-20/options-market-is-losing-confidence-in-the-u-s</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myron Scholes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 09:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Inverted Yield Curve Deserves Better Scrutiny]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rather than look at Treasuries, it’s better to examine corporate bonds for a true sense of the economic outlook.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myron Scholes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>392371 01: &apos;&apos;N SYNC&apos;&apos;s Joey Fatone, &quot;JC&quot; Chasez, Lance Bass and their assistant Beth Flanagan ride Busch Gardens Tampa Bay&apos;&apos;s Montu January 27, 2001 in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Aimee Jeansonne Becka/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bond Yields at 3% Don't Represent a Tipping Point]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Options prices show few signs that rates on fixed-income securities will suddenly shoot higher.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 09:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A financial trader reacts as he monitors data on computer screens at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, March 9, 2015. With the European Central Bank buying its first government bonds this week to shore up the region&apos;s economy, options traders are showing little concern that the DAX Index might decline.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Volatility Spike Says Little About the Outlook for Stocks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[According to signals from the options market, don't expect a sustained selloff in equities.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-02/stop-worrying-about-volatility-and-watch-stock-options</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES:  A man walks past the charging bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange 02 November 2004 in New York. US polling stations began opening at 6:00 am (1100 GMT) with sharply divided voters choosing between incumbent Republican President Gorge W. Bush, 58, and Democratic challenger John Kerry, 60. The charging bull is a symbol of a strong stock market. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN  (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brace for Steeper Yield Curves as the Wolves Return]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just as ultra-low rates drove down volatility, the same economic forces should work in reverse.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-29/brace-for-steeper-yield-curves-as-the-wolves-return</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An European grey wolf is pictured in the animal park of Sainte-Croix, on December 12, 2012, in Rhodes, eastern France. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN        (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Options Imply Little Risk of Market Corrections Anytime Soon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rather than any severe declines, investors should be more concerned that the upside in markets will be quite limited for some time.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-04/options-imply-little-risk-of-market-corrections-anytime-soon</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myron Scholes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. U.S. equities rose with the dollar and Treasuries fluctuated as factory databolstered optimism in the economy. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[There's a New Yield Curve to Predict Recessions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[High-yield credit markets are a now a better barometer of economic conditions than Treasuries.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-21/there-s-a-new-yield-curve-to-predict-recessions</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07:  A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008 in New York City. Despite a government debt buyout plan, the Dow continued to fall today, closing more than 500 points down.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Options Market Likes China’s Mobile-First Revolution]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[China’s biggest tech firms look set to overtake America's FAANGs.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-25/options-market-likes-china-s-mobile-first-revolution</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 19:  Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma celebrates as the Alibaba stock goes live during the company&apos;s initial price offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2014 in New York City. The New York Times reported yesterday that Alibaba had raised $21.8 Billion in their initial public offering so far.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treasury's Ultra-Long Bonds Have No Natural Demand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The demise of defined benefit pension plans removes the only logical buyers from the market.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-26/treasury-s-ultra-long-bonds-have-no-natural-demand</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump (L) watches as US Vice President (out of frame) administers the oath of office to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) in the Oval Office of the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN        (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treasuries-Bund Trade Is About to Get Interesting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Option prices show downside risk to German bonds.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-09/treasuries-bund-trade-is-about-to-get-interesting</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myron Scholes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 05:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Picture taken on January 31, 2017 in Lille, northern France, shows a one Euro coin.  / AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN        (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brazil Bulls Can Take Comfort in Options Markets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Investors are likely to receive more upside for the amount of downside risk they bear.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-29/brazil-bulls-can-take-comfort-in-options-markets</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ash Alankar]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 10:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag as a police helicopter flies past during protests outside of the National Congress demanding the resignation of President Michel Temer in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Demonstrations against the embattled Brazilian President exploded into scenes of violence across the capital city of Brasilia Wednesday. Photographer: Gustavo Gomes/Bloomberg via Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Options Signal Pragmatism May Trump 'America First']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There's more upside potential than downside risk for the U.S.’s three biggest trading partners outside of the European Union.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-04/options-signal-pragmatism-may-trump-america-first</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myron Scholes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 09:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23:  (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, January 23, 2017.  The other two Executive Orders concerned a US Government hiring freeze for all departments but the military, and &quot;Mexico City&quot; which bans federal funding of abortions overseas. (Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[For a Return to the 'Old Normal,' Real Rates Must Tick Higher]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After Trump’s election, option prices signaled greater inflation risk. That no longer seems to be true.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 21:  A trader signals offers in the Standard &amp; Poor&apos;s 500 stock index futures pit at the CME Group following the Federal Reserve meeting September 21, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Federal Reserve says it will sell $400 billion of its shorter-term securities to buy longer-term holdings in an effort to stimulate the economy.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)</media:description>
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