Investors have been watching the U.S. Treasury yield curve for inversions, a reliable predictor of past economic downturns. They don’t always agree on which part of the curve is best to watch though. ...
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Bitcoin rallies after Russia hints at using crypto with $50,000 seen possible on short covering
Bitcoin on Friday briefly traded above $45,000, a psychological level, as financial institutions pushed further into the digital asset space, while Russia hinted at the possibility of accepting bitcoi...
U.S. Treasury market plagued with illiquidity as government bonds suffer worst week in years
Signs of trouble continue to show up in the world’s largest, most liquid government-securities market as government bonds logged their worst week in years and the U.S. central bank’s interest rate hik...
Bitcoin Prices Are ‘On the Verge of a Major Breakout’
Text size The prices of Bitcoin and other digital assets rise Friday. Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies moved higher on Friday, boosted by the return of risk appetite among investors and a...
The stock market hit its COVID low 2 years ago today. Here’s how its performance since then stacks up.
It’s the second anniversary Wednesday of the lows set in the U.S. stock-market plunge triggered by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Stocks have stumbled thus far in 2022, but the S&am...
Remember the stock market before the war in Ukraine? JP Morgan says negativity is overblown, offers 4 hedges
“Markets appear to have been trafficking in an odd mix of hope, fear and uncertainty.” That was Mizuho Bank, summing up the state of play for markets since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly three we...
Dow futures climb nearly 400 points, with Fed interest-rate hike in the spotlight
U.S. stock futures on Wednesday pointed to an extension of the previous session’s rally, as traders wait for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision and react to China’s statement of support fo...
Stock Market Today: Dow Rises, Fed Decision Ahead, Alibaba and JD.com Soar
Text size Fed Chair Jerome Powell will host a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Stocks were moving higher Wednesday as markets readied for a long-await...
Portfolio manager with 50 years of experience shares 1970s bear-market lesson, and three stocks to buy now
A previous version of this column gave the incorrect date for the Fed policy decision. The story has been corrected. Investors looking at their screens this morning might feel a bit of relief, with oi...
What a Russia debt default would mean for financial markets as Ukraine invasion continues
The threat of a Russian default on sovereign debt is seen near, but investors so far aren’t panicking over any potential hit to global financial markets. “While a default would be symbolic, it seems u...
U.S. stock futures sink Sunday as U.S. and its allies consider ban on Russian oil imports
U.S. stock-index futures fell sharply after trading began late Sunday, as investors remain rattled by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.95% slid more than 300 p...
U.S. stock futures sink as Russia attacks Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant
U.S. stock-index futures tumbled late Thursday after reports that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, was on fire after Russian shelling, raising fears of an unprecedented nuclear disast...
Stock Futures Fall and Oil Gains as Ukraine Crisis Deepens
Stock futures fell and oil prices jumped as investors weighed geopolitical developments including new sanctions by Western countries against Russia. By early afternoon on Monday in Hong Kong, futures ...
U.S. stock futures plunge as investors weigh impact of latest Russia sanctions
U.S. stock-index futures tumbled late Sunday after President Vladimir Putin raised Russia’s nuclear alert level following stinging new sanctions from the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dow...
Dow futures up over 150 points amid reports that Russia agrees to talks with Ukraine
U.S. stock-index futures on Friday morning turned solidly higher on the back of reports that Russia had agreed to talks to possibly end the military conflict in Ukraine that kicked off earlier this we...
Opinion: This market-timing model says you probably have too much money in stocks
If you follow a traditional 60%/40% stock-bond portfolio allocation, you currently should be just 38% invested in equities — 63% of 60%. If your target equity allocation instead is 80%, you should cur...
The next shoe to drop? The 125-year old Dow industrials are on brink of correction. Here’s what history says happens next in the U.S. stock market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was on the verge of entering correction territory after closing sharply lower on Wednesday as the Pentagon said that Russian troops were poised to launch a full-blown ...
S&P 500 logs first correction in 2 years as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates. Here’s what history says happens next to U.S. stock-market benchmark
The S&P 500 on Tuesday fell into a correction for the first time in two years, joining the Nasdaq Composite, as Russia sent troops into pro-Russian regions in Ukraine. The S&P 500 index SPX, -...
Global Markets Fall After Russia Orders Troops Into Ukraine
Oil prices jumped, while global stocks and U.S. futures fell, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two breakaway areas of Ukraine, bringing fears of all-out war to their highest ...
Dow futures sink about 500 points as Putin orders deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine
U.S. stock-index futures were headed sharply lower Monday evening as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to separatist areas within Ukraine, after recognizing their indep...
Stock Market Today: Overseas Stocks Fall as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Simmer
Text size Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have agreed in principle to a summit in Europe. AFP via Getty Images Global stocks fell on Monday as tensions remained high over the Russian military buildup on ...
U.S. stock futures fall, oil prices jump as U.S. says Russia has decided to invade Ukraine
U.S stock-index futures fell Sunday, amid even more urgent warnings from U.S. officials that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come soon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.35%, S&P 5...
Stock market investors are in the danger zone. This all-weather investing strategy offers protection
We’re in a period of high inflation, with a war disrupting energy markets and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The murky outlook calls for a multiyear cycle of central-bank policy moves tha...