Topline The Federal Reserve’s “heightened sensitivity” to rising inflation expectations could be triggered by a barrage of political ad campaigns that are expected to highlight surging consumer prices...
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Wells Fargo Stock Leads Banks As Stress Tests Boost Dividend Bets
Updated at 10:37 am EST Wells Fargo (WFC) – Get Wells Fargo & Company Report, and JPMorgan (JPM) – Get JP Morgan Chase & Co. Report traded higher Friday after the Federal Reserve...
Forbes-Bear Market Rallies
The U.S. stock market continues its treacherous year, with the S&P 500 year to date declining over 20% and the Nasdaq Composite Index posting a 28% decline as of June 22. The sharp price declines ...
Powell Says Fed Will Continue Hiking Rates Until There Is ‘Compelling Evidence’ That Inflation Is Slowing
Topline Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged in testimony before Congress on Wednesday that the central bank is “moving expeditiously” to raise interest rates and remains “strongly committed...
It’s All About The Fed And Its Taper
FED federal reserve of USA symbol and sign. getty It is easy to make things too complex in investing and trading. It might seem dangerous to oversimplify when it comes to money, but generally it’s muc...
Dow Jumps 400 Points Even As Experts Warn Recession Could Lead To Further Stock Selloff
Topline Stocks moved higher on Tuesday as the market attempted to recover from its worst week since March 2020, despite the fact that investors widely remain nervous about surging inflation and rising...
The 60/40 Stock and Bond Strategy’s Time Has Come Again
Text size Dreamstime It may be time for investors to return to one of the oldest of portfolio management tools to cope with the new bear market. That would be the traditional combination of 60% stocks...
The Fed Turns Aggressive as Inflation Meets Signs of an Economic Slowdown
Text size At the news conference following the rate hike, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted that the policy-setting committee was taken aback by news of rising prices and weaker-than-expected retail...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Recession Not ‘At All Inevitable’—But Inflation Is ‘Unacceptably High’
Topline Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday a recession is not “at all inevitable,” though she warned economic growth could slow, days after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to fight i...
Stock Market Today: The Dow Edged Higher, While Tech Stocks Rallied
Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The stock market largely gained on Friday, closing out a volatile week of trading. Stability in the bon...
Stock Market Has a Very Bad Week. Why It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better.
After a three-year hiatus, the Golden State Warriors are the best team in basketball again—and they had to navigate an injury-driven tumble from the top to the absolute bottom to do it. There’s a less...
Stocks Post Worst Week Since March 2020 Amid ‘Deafening’ Recession Worries
Topline The stock market struggled for direction on Friday after brutal selloffs in recent days, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its worst week since March 2020 as investors brace for a lo...
‘Worst Fears Confirmed’ As Fed ‘Plays Dangerous Game’ With Inflation And Rate Hikes
Topline With the Federal Reserve embarking on its most aggressive tightening campaign in nearly three decades, Bank of America economists warned clients on Friday that the central bank’s inflati...
Fed Rate Hikes Will End Sooner Than You Think. What That Means for Stocks.
Text size Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate increases can only last so long. The stock market could experience some relief...
The Impact Of The Fed Rate Hike And What To Expect Next
Getty Images Takeaways The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal funds rate by 0.75% on Wednesday Stocks rallied Wednesday on the news before falling again by Thursday’s close Consumers can expect ...
Stocks On Track For Worst Week Since March 2020 Amid ‘Deafening’ Recession Worries
Topline The stock market moved slightly higher on Friday as it attempts to rebound from a brutal selloff, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its worst week since March 2020 as investors brace...
Mortgage Rates Surge The Most In 35 Years As Fed Hits Home Buyers
U.S. mortgage rates surged the most in more than 36 years this week, data from Freddie Mac indicated Thursday, as house buying costs continue to track the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path am...
Wealth Management Firms Thinking Happy Thoughts Amid Ugly Bear Market
Despite a bear market, many on Wall Street are optimistic about the long term prognosis for the … [+] economy and markets. LightRocket via Getty Images “The underlying US economy is going to be ...
Dow Plunges 700 Points As Fed Rally Evaporates Amid Fears That A Recession Is ‘Inevitable’
Topline Markets tanked on Thursday as recession fears surged once again, with stocks reversing gains from the previous session when the Federal Reserve announced it would hike rates by 75-basis-points...
The Federal Reserve Cannot ‘Tighten’ Credit, and It Never Could
Back before Facebook was a public company, founder Mark Zuckerberg had a bit of a reputation with venture capitalists. He would show up to meetings in shorts, flip flops, and with messy hair. His not-...
Spotify Reducing Hiring Growth By 25%, CEO Says
Topline Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Wednesday the company will reduce hiring growth by 25%, according to several reports, joining a growing number of companies that are taking cost-cutting me...
Dow Jumps 300 Points After Powell Says Fed Could Hike Rates By 75 Basis Points Again In July
Topline The stock market moved higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points—the largest increase in 28 years, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell also signaled that...
Housing Market Could ‘Torpedo’ U.S. Economy, Expert Warns
Topline Mortgage rates have surged higher this week as markets digest more aggressive interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting its highest...
Stocks Pare Back Gains After Federal Reserve Hikes Rates By 75 Basis Points
Topline The stock market opened higher on Wednesday but pared back gains after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points—the largest increase in 28 years, as investors continue to w...
Recession Vs. Bear Market In The S&P 500 And Dow Jones
getty Key takeaways On Monday, the S&P 500 closed in a bear market for the first time since March 2020 The Nasdaq Composite has been in a bear market for a few weeks now, while the DOW is approach...
‘Don’t Be Fooled’ By Latest Rally As Stocks Prepare For Looming Fed Rate Hikes, Experts Warn
Topline The stock market moved higher on Wednesday as investors nervously look ahead to the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting, with the central bank now expected to hike inte...
Here’s How Markets Reacted Last Time The Fed Hiked Rates By 75 Basis Points
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Alex Brandon/ASSOCIATED PRESS The stock market carnage this year continues to get worse, with the S&P 500 recently falling into a bear market amid rising fears...
Read for the Fed Preview. Stay for the Trouble Brewing in the Mortgage Market.
Recent inflation data are something of a game-changer for monetary policy. Expectations for what will come out of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week and beyond have quickly ratcheted higher, spel...
Stock Market ‘Carnage’ Set To Worsen As Fed Rate Decision Looms—Here’s How Bad It Could Get
Topline As major indexes plunge into bear market territory, a growing number of experts are warning that key indicators suggest the latest stock selloff will only intensify before it subsides, especia...
Bank Of America Says Credit Data Doesn’t Signify A Recession
Getty Images Key takeaways On Friday, the BLS reported that May inflation increased 8.6% year-over-year, marking the fastest inflation growth since 1981 On Monday, the Bank of America’s Chief Financia...