Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives news conference as traders work at NYSE (Photo by Spencer Platt) Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s current interest-rate-raising policy focuses on conquering too-h...
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Bitcoin Is On the Rise as Bulls Return
Bitcoin evangelists may breathe. They must tell themselves that their wildest predictions will probably come true. For several days now, prices of the most popular cryptocurrency have been on the ri...
The Stock Market Is on a Tear. Don’t Ignore the Debt Ceiling.
It’s always fun until the bill comes due—and the bill always comes due. In fact, it’s coming due right about now. On Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the U.S. would hit its...
Stocks Higher, JPMorgan, Tesla, Boeing, Delta – 5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Friday January 13: 1. — Stock Futures Drift Higher, Yields Slide, With Earnings On Deck U.S. equity futures edged edged higher Friday, whi...
Fed Economist’s Study Shows Harm Of Government-Spread Misinformation On Small Loans
The “Twitter Files” have made some shocking revelations about government entities muscling social media companies to de-platform people in the name of preventing so-called misinformation. My colleague...
When The Gold Dust Settled
UNITED STATES – APRIL 23: Gold dust on the scales, Klondike, Alaskan gold rush, Alaska, United … [+] States of America. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) De Agostini via Getty Images With...
Inflation Cools, But Less Demand Doesn’t Mean Recession Imminent
Eggs are displayed at a grocery store, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Marietta, Ga. The national … [+] average price for a dozen eggs hit $3.59 in November, up from $1.72 a year earlier, according...
A Change In Philosophy At The Fed Is Long Overdue – Part Two
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, center, Stanley Fischer, left, vice chairman of the Board of … [+] Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Bill Dudley, the president of the Federal Rese...
Fed Chair Powell Silent As Bond Markets See Recession, Rate Cuts
Often, it’s what isn’t said that deserves the most attention. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s decision to sidestep the issue of inflation and rate hikes during a central b...
Value Stocks Having Some Time In The Sun
Elevated inflation and rising interest rates commanded much of the attention in 2022, with proclamations from Jerome H. Powell and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve often the catalyst for volatile...
Recession Fears 2023: What Lies Ahead?
Getty Images Key takeaways A 2023 recession may be on the way, with economists predicting a 70% chance of economic downturn this year However, economists haven’t agreed on when it will begin or how lo...
Stocks Dip, Powell, Pfizer Oak Street, Microsoft-5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Tuesday January 10: 1. — Stock Futures Slip Lower On Hawkish Fed Signals U.S. equity futures slipped lower Tuesday, extending a move from...
Bitcoin Price Breaks $17K as Equities Jump on US Fed Speculation
Bitcoin’s daily trading session closed above $17,000 for the first time in almost a month on Sunday, following a favorable showing in US equities to close out last week. The crypto, which is currently...
Two More Rate Hikes Left From Fed, According To Markets
Markets believe the Fed may soon stop raising rates, with the most likely path two more hikes in … [+] 2023 (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, FILE) Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserve...
The Stock Market Had a Great Start to 2023. Earnings Season Could Be a Problem.
Text size This coming Friday marks the start of fourth-quarter earnings season, with Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan Chase helping to kick off the festivities. Ting Shen/Bloomberg Investors got their Goldilock...
Fed: FTX Collapse Didn’t Pose Broader Market Risk to Financial System
FTX’s collapse did not pose a risk to financial markets outside of crypto, the Federal Reserve said at its most recent policy setting meeting in December. In minutes from its 2022 Federal Open M...
The Crash Of 2023 Will Be All About These 3 Charts
You would have thought the markets’ performance and the direction of inflation was all about … [+] interest rates. It is not. getty You would have thought the markets’ performance and the direct...
Fed Minutes Hint At Optimism On Inflation, But Forecast High Rates For 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: The minutes from the Fed’s December meeting acknowledged easing … [+] inflation but committed to moving rates higher. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Imag...
The Monkees Were A Big Hit In 1966-67. So Was Inflation
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1967: Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith on the set of the … [+] television show The Monkees in August 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by M...
A Market Bottom in 2023? 3 Signs To Look For
Equities and cryptocurrencies started their first trading days of 2023 relatively flat as investors and analysts continue to wonder if the worst is behind us. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composit...
“I’m A Believer” – The Monkees Weren’t The Only Big Hit Of 1966-67
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1967: Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith on the set of the … [+] television show The Monkees in August 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by M...
U.S. regulators issue post-FTX collapse crypto warning to banks
U.S. banking regulators remain skeptical of banks holding digital assets. The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. put out a jo...
Retailing Faces Hazardous Times – Outlook For 2023
Businessman Wondering How Low It Can Go getty We are sailing into unchartered waters. The Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates in order to stem inflationary pressures. The outlook is ...