The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.5-4.75 percent, bringing the interest rate to a 15-year high. Wednesday’s interest rate decisi...
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Fed Raises Rates Another 25 Basis Points—Signals More Hikes Still To Come
Topline The Federal Reserve slowed the pace of its interest rate hikes on Wednesday, but signaled additional rate increases this year will likely be necessary in order to cool inflation that remains e...
Fed Watch: Bitcoin Gives Up Weekend Gains, Analysts Say Not To Worry
Major crypto tokens retreated Monday and erased their weekend gains as traders gear up for a potentially volatile week ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Bitcoin was trading ...
Why The Fed Will Keep Rates Above 4% For A Long Time
Ever upward, says the Fed. getty Higher for longer. That’s what numerous Federal Reserve officials have been saying about interest rates for some time. Nonetheless, many investors don’t take them at t...
Markets Are Complacent Ahead Of The Fed Meeting
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, testifies during a House Financial Services … [+] Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 27, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOE...
The Fed’s Interest-Rate Hikes Seem to Be Working. Here’s How You Can Tell.
The Federal Reserve faces another big decision this coming week. Markets expect it to hike rates by a quarter of a percentage point, a marked slowdown as inflation cools. But another metric also sugge...
An Unstoppable Stock Market Is About to Meet the Immovable Fed
The stock market has acted as if the Federal Reserve doesn’t exist as it jumps out to a quick start to the year. Expect Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to remind it when the central bank hikes interest rat...
The Next PCE Report Lands Today. What It Will Say About Inflation.
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of rising prices is set to show that inflation continues to trend downward, supporting the narrative that the central bank could soon ease up in its battle agai...
The Rise And Fall Of Treasury Yields — What They Signal For The Economy, Inflation And Your Portfolio
Corbis via Getty Images Key takeaways The 10-year Treasury yield is a financial benchmark used as a comparison tool for things like mortgage rates. In November 2022, mortgage interest rates came down ...
Bitcoin steady as altcoins pop, aptos hits all-time high around $20
Bitcoin was treading water at around $23,000, while ether and altcoins traded higher. Equities were mixed, with Silvergate down and Coinbase higher. Bitcoin was trading at $23,037 by 10:40 a.m. ...
Small Business Optimism Is At A Six-Month Low — How This Impacts Main Street And Wall Street
Getty Images Key takeaways According to the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index, the outlook of small business owners is down to its lowest in six months, when inflation was at a pandemic-era high. T...
Fed Chair Powell’s Speech Warns Of Unpopular Decisions To Calm Price Stability
Getty Images Key takeaways Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made comments at a symposium in Sweden on January 10 that, if taken out of context, could be seen as precursors of unpopular Fed policy i...
‘Big Short’ Burry Suggests the Stock-Market Jump Is a Mirage
Michael Burry is a historic figure in investing. Many retail investors check his every word and social-media post in hopes of finding clues to good investment strategy. His stock portfolio is scrutin...
Stocks Move Lower, Microsoft, Tesla, Boeing, Fox-5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Wednesday January 25: 1. — Stock Futures Lower As Earnings Underwhelm U.S. equity futures moved lower Wednesday, while the dollar inched...
Bitcoin, Ether Prices Strong as Markets Eye Easing Rate Hikes
Crypto markets have taken a brief reprieve after adding more than 30% to their collective capitalization since the start of the year. Bellwether crypto bitcoin (BTC) rose to a peak of $23,360 on Satur...
Stocks Mixed, Tech Earnings, Salesforce, AMD-5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Monday January 23: 1. — Stock Futures Mixed As Market Eyes Tech, Dollar Slides U.S. equity futures traded mixed Monday, while the dollar e...
Powell Says the Fed Isn’t a ‘Climate Policy Maker.’ What That Really Means.
Text size Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed is not “and will not be, a ‘climate policy maker.’” Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images About the authors: David Arkush is director of Public Citiz...
Debt-Ceiling Crisis: What Could Happen, According to History
The White House and Congress are locked in a standoff, once again, over whether to raise the debt ceiling—the legislative limit on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to bor...
The Fed Says It Won’t Cut Rates in 2023. Markets Disagree. Who’s Right?
Text size The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images About the author: Christopher Smart is chief global strategist and head of the Barings Inv...
Alphabet’s Massive Layoffs Fuel $50 Billion Market Rally—And Analysts Expect More Job Cuts Will Boost Tech Stocks
Topline Google-parent Alphabet and online retailer Wayfair on Friday became the latest tech stocks to rally after issuing massive layoff announcements to help curb costs ahead of a potential recession...
What Is The Meaning Of A Stock Split?
getty Key takeaways Stock splits divide a company’s shares, creating more shares and lowering the stock’s price. This can help increase the liquidity of shares. Nothing about the underlying company ch...
Will There Be A Recession In 2023—And How Long Will It Last?
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Most economists believe that a recession is likely in 2023 Recessions are a regular part of a healthy economy and their length varies Calling the start and end of a ...
Top 10 Investment Themes For 2023
The overall theme for 2023 is “better days ahead.” getty My overall macro theme for 2022 was “still growing but yet slowing.” The theme proved to be relatively accurate, at lea...
What The Market Expects From Upcoming Fed Meetings
WASHINGTON, DC – The Fed has maintained a hawkish position on rates, but the market is not … [+] convinced. Early 2023 could see the Fed make small hikes before holding rates steady. (Phot...
What JPMorgan and Other Banking Giants Are Saying About a Possible Recession
America’s banking giants are looking into their economic crystal balls, and not all of them like what they see. JPMorgan , Bank of America , and other top U.S. banks recently offered economic outlooks...
The Fed’s Impossible Choice: Eliminate Jobs or Accept Higher Inflation
Text size The Fed may opt to wait in the first half of 2023 rather than keep raising rates, Sonia Meskin writes. Alex Wong/Getty Images About the author: Sonia Meskin is the head of U.S. Macro at BNY ...